From the trial location to the cost being levied on taxpayers - the implications are endless.

Diana Tennis, who has a dozen capital murder trails under her belt, says Casey's defense team will first have to convince a judge it's qualified to try the case.

"You're talking six, seven, eight hundred hours preparing for these cases," Tennis said.

Florida statute requires that lawyers who defend death penalty cases meet strict qualifications.

"I'm doubtful that any of the lawyers currently involved in this case meet those requirements," Tennis said.

Defense spokeswoman Marti Mackenzie told me the team does have a member who is death-penalty qualified, but she wouldn't specify who.

Tennis said the decision by prosecutors to pursue the death penalty will add years to the trial and up to an additional $1 million to the bill taxpayers will have to foot.

She believes Casey's lawyers will declare her indigent - allowing them to charge the State for everything from lawyer fees and expert witnesses to court reporters and depositions.

Tennis also believes this will make it more likely the trial will be moved to a location outside of Orlando. 

And bring on the special interests that feed off the death penalty issue.

"This is the exact kind of case that is going to be seen as pulpit for everybody who ever wants to have a pulpit," Tennis said.