Casey Anthony's murder trial

[pomtzu]

She didn't report her child missing...hello that is neglect thus child abuse.

Like was said - the jury just wanted to get the h&ll out of there and go home. Not one of them had the gumption to attend the press conference that was set up so that they could express why they voted the way they did. None of them wanted to be put in the hot seat. That alone speaks volumes in my book......

[sasvermont]

So, your child can die, and be found in a garbage bag months later, and you can be found not guilty of anything. Maybe the state should have come up with more, lesser charges...but what? Double parking? Well, Casey will have a tough time the rest of her life. She is an odd duck and will have many an opportunity to get in trouble again. She will. No matter where she lives, she will find trouble.

I hope her parents get their lives back to normal, if that is possible. They too seem odd, but Casey the oddest of the lot.

Another little child dies at the hands of a relative. Do I think she drown? Maybe. Then why not have a burial for her? Why toss her away? They buried their pets better than Caylee was treated.

I am surprised the jury came back with this verdict. Juries can do strange things. I have served on juries and I would NEVER want to be judged by a jury of my peers. NEVER!

[GrandChester]

So, your child can die, and be found in a garbage bag months later, and you can be found not guilty of anything. Maybe the state should have come up with more, lesser charges...but what? Double parking? Well, Casey will have a tough time the rest of her life. She is an odd duck and will have many an opportunity to get in trouble again. She will. No matter where she lives, she will find trouble.

I hope her parents get their lives back to normal, if that is possible. They too seem odd, but Casey the oddest of the lot.

Another little child dies at the hands of a relative. Do I think she drown? Maybe. Then why not have a burial for her? Why toss her away? They buried their pets better than Caylee was treated.

I am surprised the jury came back with this verdict. Juries can do strange things. I have served on juries and I would NEVER want to be judged by a jury of my peers. NEVER!

LOL! I second that!

[GrandChester]

I hate the verdict. No wonder the jury wont speak to the media. What a 3 ring circus this whole trial was.

[Karen]

I think the jury's verdict was because, it is their job as jurists to prove - beyond a reasonable doubt - that the person is guilty of the crime. The prosecutors never even showed or gave any concrete evidence how Caylee died, everything was based on conjecture and supposition.

She WAS found guilty of lying to the authorities on 4 counts, hopefully the sentencing with be strong enough and include some clause that she not make any money from this whole thing, but I don't know if they can do that without a murder conviction.

Also isnt chloroform(SP?) abuse all in its own?

The presence of chloroform was disputed, and no evidence was given that it was used on Caylee. The court of popular opinion and media hype is not the court of law.

[Catty1]

If I understand correctly, the legal system has several different types of murder charges.

First Degree means it was premeditated. That's what OJ was charged with. They knew he killed her - the civil case proved that - but could not prove the PREMEDITATION. Had he been charged with manslaughter, I believe OJ would have been convicted of that.

Casey was also charged with first degree. The defense contended that the death was accidental. The jury went with that. Casey may be the lowest scum, but the defense did not want that to detract from the facts of the case, whatever they were.

The jury appears to have decided that the death was accidental, but that Casey and family totally screwed up by not telling the authorities.

JMO

[pomtzu]

If I understand correctly, the legal system has several different types of murder charges.

First Degree means it was premeditated. That's what OJ was charged with. They knew he killed her - the civil case proved that - but could not prove the PREMEDITATION. Had he been charged with manslaughter, I believe OJ would have been convicted of that.

Casey was also charged with first degree. The defense contended that the death was accidental. The jury went with that. Casey may be the lowest scum, but the defense did not want that to detract from the facts of the case, whatever they were.

Yes - she could have been found guilty of the lesser charges - 2nd degree murder or aggravated manslaughter ( both of which she was also charged with) - but she was found not guilty on all 3 charges. The jury saw and heard plenty enough that she should have been found guilty of one of these. I never believed that she would be found guilty of 1st degree - but thought for sure one of the others would stick. Guess the jury had their heads up their butts.
Well - there are 3 people that know what happened - Casey, Caylee, and God - and one day Casey will have to face both of them.

[momcat]

WOW!!!!

Since when is lying to the cops worse than a baby being killed? Granted, the jury didn't hear or see all the things we did during the trial. But what about the 31 days Caylee was missing and Casey led the party life? The jury knew about that. The videos from jail with Casey going off on Cindy as well as the conversations between all 3 of them spoke volumes. The jury saw them and heard them. Right from the start Casey covered one lie with another. The jury knew about that too. Just what did the jury consider? What factors led to the verdict? If not Casey, then who?

It was interesting that George and Cindy left immediately after the verdict never approaching Casey. I'm wondering if they'll make any comment at some point. Lee never showed up at all.

Caylee lost again.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

You watch, Casey will sell the rights to "her" story and make a lot of money. She will finally live the good life she wants. Now she knows her lies let get her away with anything.

[phesina]

You watch, Casey will sell the rights to "her" story and make a lot of money. She will finally live the good life she wants. Now she knows her lies let get her away with anything.

Somehow I don't think she will be living the good life.. She's going to have a hard time finding friends, I bet.

[cassiesmom]

WOW!!!!

Caylee lost again.

Yes, she did, that's what makes me sad about this whole thing.

[pomtzu]

There was never any doubt that she never reported Caylee missing, and went out partying for 31 days and would have continued on longer than that, if Cindy hadn't nailed her! That's not child neglect/abuse????

[Karen]

There was never any doubt that she never reported Caylee missing, and went out partying for 31 days and would have continued on longer than that, if Cindy hadn't nailed her! That's not child neglect/abuse????

If, as she contends, she thought Caylee was with the nanny and being taken care of, then it isn't, by law, neglect.

The tricky thing about the law is you have to prove things. The American Way is innocent until proven guilty, not vice versa, for which we should all normally be thankful.

Do I believe the nanny story? No. Do I think she is innocent? No. But it's not about what we think or feel, it is about the case in court, and what was proven or disproven there.

[caseysmom]

It was shown that the nanny didn't even exist though.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Well, she does have another lawsuit pending. The one filed by the lady she accused of being the nanny who took Caylee was put on hold until the 'big' trial was over. Maybe they can whack her with something.