ORLANDO, Fla. – Casey Anthony will not be required to report to Florida corrections officials Thursday after a judge agreed to issue a stay on an order mandating that she do so, WKMG-TV reported.
Judge Belvin Perry agreed Wednesday to put on hold an order that required Anthony to report to authorities as part of her probation for a 2010 check fraud conviction until he could further consider the matter.
According to WKMG-TV, Perry has not yet signed the order and the Department of Corrections is still preparing to receive Anthony Thursday morning until Perry’s issuance of the stay becomes official.
On Monday, Florida Circuit Judge Stan Strickland amended a probation order and required Anthony to report to an Orland probation office within 72 hours. Anthony, 25, was convicted of check fraud last year during her murder trial in which she was found not guilty of killing her two-year old daughter Caylee.
Confusion mounted over whether or not Anthony served her probationary period while in jail during her murder trial. Strickland signed an amended order Monday stating that he had intended for Anthony to carry out her probation obligations after her trial.
Anthony’s attorneys filed a motion to quash the amended order late Tuesday, arguing that the court no longer had jurisdiction over the case and that the order would violate Anthony’s due process and civil rights, the Sentinel reported.
Anthony’s attorney Jose Baez appeared on NBC’s “Today” show Wednesday morning and called Strickland’s order “confusing.”
Baez also said complying with the order jeopardized Anthony’s safety. “The last thing we want to do is put Casey in harm’s way,” Baez said. “We’re very concerned. It’s not something we’re taking lightly.”
Anthony has been in hiding since being released from jail on July 17. TMZ reported Wednesday that Anthony has been living in Ohio and published photographs of her shopping in an Old Navy store while wearing a red Ohio State hat.