Must Casey Anthony Return To Orlando? Judge Says ‘It’s A Mess’
Aug. 5 2011, Published 12:30 p.m. ET
By Neil Woulfe - Breaking Celebrity News News Director
Casey Anthony doesn’t have to return home to Orlando, Florida – at least for the time being.
Judge Belvin Perry, during an emergency hearing Friday morning in Orlando, said he'd need more time to consider the facts before ruling on whether or not Casey Anthony must return home to serve probation for check fraud.
"I'll be the first to admit this is not a very clear cut issue ... you’ve given me a lot to think about " Perry said, calling it "a legal maze" and "a mess".
Anthony who was acquitted last month in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, didn't attend the hearing.
Here's how the whole legal fiasco went down:
On January 25, 2010, Anthony was given probation by Judge Stan Strickland after she'd pleaded guilty to charges she stole checks from a pal. The confusion set in as Florida's Department of Corrections thought that Anthony could serve the probation while in custody awaiting her murder trial.
Strickland said last week he wanted Anthony to serve the probation after the sentence -- not during. Strickland signed a revised version of the order to convey that on Monday, then recused himself from the case Wednesda