In order to get one of the 50 seats for the public inside the courtroom, people have been waiting in line for 12 hours or more, sleeping on the sidewalk. Yesterday as some people thought others were trying to cut in line several fights, including pushing, punching and at least one headlock, were caught on camera by local news crews.
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To prevent this from happening, anyone wanting to get in to watch the trial in person will have to be in line at the courthouse at 4PM the day prior to get their name on the list. The first 50 people will then be able to come back the next morning, present their ID and gain admittance.
With local television stations in the Orlando area broadcasting the trial of Casey Anthony live without commercial interruption, and live video stream over the internet available, it is hard to imagine why so many would feel the need to sit in the courtoom.
The trial will pick up again today at 9AM eastern as the defense continues to poke holes in the circumstantial evidence case which the prosecution had presented over the previous weeks.