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Jury selection in Casey Anthony trial enters week two

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(CBS/WKMG/AP)CLEARWATER, Fla. - The second week of jury selection in the Casey Anthony trial resumes this morning in Pinnellas County, Fla.

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Twelve jurors have been picked after last week's jury selection that extended into Saturday. The case needs 12 jurors and eight alternates to start, but Judge Belvin Perry says he'll start swearing in jurors when they reach 15.

Jury selection is expected to wrap up on Tuesday, with the trial set to start on Thursday in Orlando, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.

Jury selection is taking place outside of Orlando in the Tampa area because of intense media coverage near where the alleged murder of 2-year old Caylee occurred.

Anthony, 25, could face the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder in her daughter's 2008 death. She is also charged with aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and providing false information to law enforcement. She has pleaded not guilty and maintains a babysitter kidnapped Caylee.

The Casey Anthony case was recently reported on by "48 Hours Mystery."

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