Casey Anthony's defense says the death penalty is meant to "scare her"

Casey Anthony's lawyers said they aren't surprised the State is now going for the death penalty against the mother accused of killing her 2-year old daughter. Anthony's attorneys say the move is to intimidate Casey Anthony and prosecutors will not get a plea from her.

In her own handwriting, Anthony once claimed in a court motion, the State offered her a plea deal and she turned it down.

With Jose Baez unqualified to lead a death penalty case (he doesn't have enough legal experience or death penalty experience to lead a death penalty defense case), Baez's stance remains strong. He said nothing will change for Anthony's defense because at least 3 other attorneys on the defense team are death-penalty qualified.

Casey Anthony's lawyers filed a notice on Tuesday that they will depose an Orange County sheriff's deputy and a corrections officer on May 5th.

The corrections officer said Casey Anthony watched live TV coverage of the discovery of Caylee's remains and hyperventilated and asked for a sedative that day. Even though it was a few more weeks until the remains were positively ID'd as Caylee's.