Moved to Pinellas, Jury Selection Begins in Casey Anthony Murder Trial

Amid a mounting pile of evidence, jury selection has begun in the high-profile case of Casey Anthony, the Orlando woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter.

Nearly three years after Caylee Anthony's death, her mother, now 25, could face the death penalty if convicted.

Jury selection began Monday in Pinellas County. The cost for moving the trial and sequestering the jury is expected to run at least $400,000.

As for the trial itself, the Anthony case marks the first time that a high-tech test for odors from decomposition evidence will be considered. So far, Orange-Osceola Judge Belvin Perry has allowed prosecutors to enter a wide range of evidence.

Given the high-profile nature of the case, jury selection alone could take weeks and the trial could run for months, observers said.

Though Casey Anthony appeared stoic during her arraignment in 2008, she wept and sniffled throughout Monday's proceedings as attorneys started whittling down a pool of 110 prospective jurors.