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Every year more is demanded of the prosecution to obtain a guilty verdict yet it gets easier for a decent lawyer to find loopholes to get their "poor victim of society" err ..accused off.
If you are ever charged by police refuse to answer anything, it gives your lawyer time to create a story, oops.... I mean ensure your innocence
The pusification of America.
I haven't seem my kid in 20 days, I guess I have another 10 or so before I have to worry about it. Thanks Casey!
I can't say I'm shocked about the out come really. Asking for the Death Penalty is a lot of a Jury. If you ask me to kill someone, I would want to be damn sure they deserved it.
Even if she didn't kill her I think Casey Anthony's action are inexcusable. I 100% believe she knew her child was dead, said nothing, and instead partied. I strongly believe she killed her daughter, but I can't prove it and I don't think anyone can.
What I found the most distasteful about the entire trial was when the defense started accusing the father of molesting Casey. This had NOTHING to do with the case and just made a painful situation that much worse.
I didn't follow this thing, but I got a lot of reports from someone who did and I've just got to ask: Is it true that there was not a word of EVIDENCE about a pool accident...only the defense lawyer telling that story in opening statement, trying unsuccessfully to get the parents to admit it, and then not calling his client to the stand to provide some basis for what he promised the jury in opening statement? If that's the situation, then what "pool?" What "panic?"
chuckles wrote:I didn't follow this thing, but I got a lot of reports from someone who did and I've just got to ask: Is it true that there was not a word of EVIDENCE about a pool accident...only the defense lawyer telling that story in opening statement, trying unsuccessfully to get the parents to admit it, and then not calling his client to the stand to provide some basis for what he promised the jury in opening statement? If that's the situation, then what "pool?" What "panic?"
You are correct sir.
Apparently one of the alternate jurors said he THOUGHT the dad was hiding something. No proof there either.
I've also heard that the mother's last minute testimony that "The chloroform searches were made by her mistakenly while she was searching for chlorophyll" was all a fabrication to protect her daughter from a murder conviction.
If she did lie, I sincerely hope she does jail time for perjury.
Cone_Junky wrote:
win!
Drewsifer wrote:I can't say I'm shocked about the out come really. Asking for the Death Penalty is a lot of a Jury. If you ask me to kill someone, I would want to be damn sure they deserved it.
Even if she didn't kill her I think Casey Anthony's action are inexcusable. I 100% believe she knew her child was dead, said nothing, and instead partied. I strongly believe she killed her daughter, but I can't prove it and I don't think anyone can.
What I found the most distasteful about the entire trial was when the defense started accusing the father of molesting Casey. This had NOTHING to do with the case and just made a painful situation that much worse.
the judge told the defense that had zero to do with the case and that they weren't allowed to bring it up in closing, i think the prosecutor's comment was "innuendo doesn't make it fact"
I didn't follow the whole thing, but... I don't think there was enough evidence for her to be executed, so I am glad it did not turn out that way. I still think she is crazy though, and even if it happened the way she said it did she shouldn't be able to just go back to being a part of society.
HLN has a countdown to sentencing. Is there going to be a ball drop too?
DukeOfUndersteer wrote:
I'm sure it'll sound callous, by why on earth do I care about Casey Anthony or her daughter? Tragic? Yes. Worth nationwide media attention? No. Horrible to say, but trials like this occur every day, why was THIS one important enough to single out?
Seems to me like an over-hyped single trial to sell advertising. I stopped watching CNN as soon as it started (normally have it on in the mornings) and none of the other stations really covered anything about it.
-Rob
rob_lewis wrote: I'm sure it'll sound callous, by why on earth do I care about Casey Anthony or her daughter? Tragic? Yes. Worth nationwide media attention? No. Horrible to say, but trials like this occur every day, why was THIS one important enough to single out?
Glad to see that I'm not the only one thinking that way.
as others have said, there was enough holes in the case to drive a lot of reasonable doubt into the deliberation.
I was on a felony murder case two years ago---even in a much better case there were still some questions..but there, once the case that a felony robbery had occured--it was a lot easier to see..yep, a dude is dead..and therefore the verdict must be guilty of murder one. Judge backed us up with three consecutive life terms--sentenced on the spot.
rob_lewis wrote:I'm sure it'll sound callous, by why on earth do I care about Casey Anthony or her daughter? Tragic? Yes. Worth nationwide media attention? No. Horrible to say, but trials like this occur every day, why was THIS one important enough to single out?
The nation/news outlets LOVE missing/dead white children. Simple as that.
Any missing kid from Florida whose last name ends in "ee" is of interest. "Haylee missing" "Kaytee found" "Jaycee gone" "Baylee's mom mum" etc...
Tragic? Sure. Odd? Yes. I will say--if she was partying after her kid was missing, she REALLY wasn't into the role of parent.
BTW--LOL @ the Scumbag Steve Nancy Grace. 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/06/casey-anthony-jurors-sick-to-stomachs_n_8...
Jennifer Ford, a 32-year-old nursing student who served as juror number 3 on the Casey Anthony murder trial, told ABC News that she and other jurors were "sick to our stomachs" after acquitting Anthony of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.
"Everyone wonders why we didn't speak to the media right away," Ford told ABC News. "It was because we were sick to our stomach to get that verdict. We were crying and not just the women. It was emotional and we weren't ready. We wanted to do it with integrity and not contribute to the sensationalism of the trial."
In addition to being found not guilty of murder Tuesday, Anthony, 25, was found not guilty of aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter of a child. She was, however, convicted on charges of misleading law enforcement.
"I did not say she was innocent," Ford told ABC News. "I just said there was not enough evidence. If you cannot prove what the crime was, you cannot determine what the punishment should be."
Russell Huekler, one of five alternate jurors who were present for all of the testimony, also spoke with ABC News and said even though he did not get a chance to vote, he agreed with the verdict.
"The prosecution failed to prove their case and there was reasonable doubt. Again, they didn't show us how Caylee died. They didn't show us a motive. I'm sorry people feel that way. ... These were 17 total jurors. They really listened to this case and kept an open mind," Huekler said.
Well, looks like she will be out in a couple weeks. Looks like the judge saw that she had a job offer that she is well qualified for:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/06/casey-anthony-gets-porn-offer_n_891339.html
I believe she had already turned that down, but she already owes quite a bit for what she had already made.In reply to John Brown:
She got 4 yrs for lying but with time served she will be released on the 13th.
