Florida paid huge money to defend Casey Anthony's lawyers

According to records from Florida's Justice Administrative Commission the state of Florida has paid $118,847.75 to Casey Anthony's council for defending her. Casey Anthony is facing a charge of murdering her daughter. They've refused to pay nearly $12,000 of the defense's cost.Anthony's lawyers, led by Jose Baez, have tallied their costs at $147,018.60 so far,
State refused to pay the travel expenses of the councils and cost of some deposition transcripts.Casey Anthony, who lied about having a job at Universal Studios, was ruled indigent in March 2010 and the state took on the cost of her defense.

The largest expense was more than $67,000 on independent contractors to aid their investigation.

Another $21,000 was spent on expert witnesses. The state is paying all of those costs. The defense called several witnesses to cast doubt on the state's forensic evidence concerning the car abandoned by Anthony when Caylee disappeared, Caylee's remains and the wooded area where the 2-year-old girl was found.