Casey Anthony defense asks for mistrial on day four of trial
(CBS/WKMG/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - Jose Baez, attorney for Casey Anthony, began day four of Anthony's first-degree murder trial by asking the judge for a mistrial, citing irrelevant testimony from friends and former boyfriends as being prejudiced.
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Baez said the testimony was impermissible character evidence, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.
Judge Belvin Perry denied Baez's motion after pointing out that Baez had asked many of the witnesses if Anthony appeared to be a good mother to her daughter Caylee, and they all said yes, reports the station.
The state's first witness today was Mallory Parker, the former girlfriend of Anthony's brother. She testified that Anthnoy had an "amazing" relationship with Caylee.
"Casey and Caylee had a very special bond," Parker said in tears, reports WKMG.
Upon prompting by the prosecution, Parker also described how she went with Anthony's brother to look for Anthony in Orlando bars when her family hadn't seen her in days during the summer of 2008.
Prosecutors say she was having fun with friends around the same time her daughter was missing.
Anthony, 25, has pleaded not guilty. If convicted of first-degree murder, she could be sentenced to death.
The Casey Anthony case was recently reported on by "48 Hours Mystery."