Casey Anthony: George, Cindy Anthony unlikely to do pretrial interviews
Jose Baez whispers to Cindy Anthony at an April 6 pretrial hearing. Photo credit: Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel
Don’t expect to see George and Cindy Anthony doing interviews before the trial of their daughter, Casey.
“I don’t think they’re going to be doing any interviews,” Mark Lippman, the couple’s attorney, told “In Session” this afternoon. “There’s enough pressure with the trial starting. Certainly if they decide they want to, we’ll let everybody know. But they’ve been pretty quiet since August of last year.”
But Lippman said there could interviews during the trial or afterward. “I think they’re trying to keep everything together, and they want the trial to start as much as everybody else,” Lippman said.
Jury selection begins May 9. Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.
Lippman said George and Cindy Anthony are “prepared to testify as directed by the state or the defense. Certainly, they’ve never wavered from their testimony.” If the state proves the death penalty, the Anthonys “will do what they have to as far as testifying if they’re directed to by the state or defense,” Lippman said.
“In Session” will offer an interview with Jose Baez, Casey Anthony’s attorney, starting Thursday.