ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Judge Stan Strickland overruled a motion Thursday afternoon filed by Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, to keep her out of court. The judge's ruling means Casey will have to appear at a pretrial hearing Friday at 8:30am.

"Being duly advised in the premises, the defendant's Notice of Objection is overruled, and the defendant will be required to appear at each and every court hearing with the exception of those matters previously noted," Judge Stan Strickland wrote in an order issued Thursday afternoon (read order).

The Orange County Corrections Department had filed a motion Wednesday in the case against Casey Anthony that required the judge's immediate action due to...