Casey Anthony's murder trial

[lizbud]

Has anyone here ever seen a article written on Casey life before her
daughters death? I often wonder if she was pressured by her mother to
go ahead and have her baby instead of having a abortion or giving the
child up for adoption. She seemed to want to continue living the swinging
single life & not be tied down to being a single mother.

I just wonder if Casey's mom wanted the baby more then Casey did?

[cassiesmom]

From the Chicago Tribune:

Chief Judge Belvin Perry sentenced Casey Anthony this morning for lying to police, giving her four years in jail and credit for the time she's already served since 2008.

Considering how much time she's already served and other factors, court officials said Anthony will be released from the Orange County Jail on July 13.

She was fined $4,000, or $1,000 for each conviction. She also must pay $618 in other costs.

These fines are separate from the investigation and prosecution costs state prosecutors want Anthony to pay.

The four-year sentence imposed by Perry is the maximum the judge could set under the jury's decision.

I got the impression that the prosecution was not only trying to prove Anthony's guilt but also to suggest to the jury the possible sentence, and it doesn't seem like they achieved either.

Lizbud- I apologize in advance if this comment is rude or snarky, because I don't mean it that way. (Mean isn't something I do) But I think that if Casey Anthony didn't want a child, but her mother wanted a grandchild- it's still Casey Anthony's body. She was the one who needed to take steps to prevent pregnancy, and she didn't. No matter how much her mother wanted a grandchild, if she knew that she definitely didn't want a child, she didn't go far enough to keep from becoming pregnant.

Having said that, though-- I'm not a parent or a grandparent. My mom isn't this way, but I have a friend a little younger than me whose mom wants grandkids in the worst way, and she reminds her daughter (my friend) of that at every possible opportunity. My friend does too, but not right now. She and her husband have bigger problems to solve like getting their financial situation more in order and possibly moving from an apartment to a house, that they want to take care of before they have children. It's hard to watch my friend's mom keep sticking it to her about grandchildren, and she does it really often and really well. Edited to add: when the subject comes up I either bite my tongue hard, or just walk away. I asked my friend if her mom would consider helping with children at their church, or reading to kindergarten kids at the library, or some other activity that she could be around children and at the same time give my friend a bit of a break. It's very tough to watch.

[lizbud]

From the Chicago Tribune:




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Lizbud- I apologize in advance if this comment is rude or snarky, because I don't mean it that way. (Mean isn't something I do) But I think that if Casey Anthony didn't want a child, but her mother wanted a grandchild- it's still Casey Anthony's body. She was the one who needed to take steps to prevent pregnancy, and she didn't. No matter how much her mother wanted a grandchild, if she knew that she definitely didn't want a child, she didn't go far enough to keep from becoming pregnant.

No need for an apology at all. I don't mean to excuse Casey at all for
anything she did or the decisions she made. My only thoughts were of the
single moms who keep their kids only because of pressure from parents.
Parents threats of disownment, loss of a place to live, or loss of spending
money can push some teens to think twice about crossing their parents
wishes. (Not that this happened to Casey) I just wonder what the family
dynamics were as she was growing up. Just curious that's all.

[Marigold2]

That is why I tell all young women to wait till they are 30 to start a family.
What is everyone in such a rush for?
Get your education.
Learn to support yourself without a man.
Get your career on solid footing.
And then if you still want a baby you will be prepared both mentally and finanially to love and take care of it.
This is also why I am pro-choice.
That little girl might well have been better off never having been born. God knows what her last moments were like.

No need for an apology at all. I don't mean to excuse Casey at all for
anything she did or the decisions she made. My only thoughts were of the
single moms who keep their kids only because of pressure from parents.
Parents threats of disownment, loss of a place to live, or loss of spending
money can push some teens to think twice about crossing their parents
wishes. (Not that this happened to Casey) I just wonder what the family
dynamics were as she was growing up. Just curious that's all.

[Grace]

From the NY Post -

Casey Anthony is getting a make-over.

Acquitted daughter-murder suspect Casey Anthony is reportedly considering using a number of disguises and living under a new name once she is released from the slammer on Sunday.

A source close to the Anthony's legal team said she was considering using various disguises to alter her appearance, The Chicago Sun-Times reported today.

The source added that Anthony, 25, dismissed a plan to get plastic surgery, but will live in a secret location under a new name.

“There even have been discussions about cosmetic surgery, but Casey has rejected that out of hand,” the insider told the newspaper.

The source added that Anthony "really does not completely understand the depth of hatred out there. She’s fully aware of the various death threats, of course, but she thinks that’s isolated to relatively few nutcases."

Once she is released, Anthony will be taken to the secret location where she will live under a pseudonym “almost as if she was living in a witness protection-like program” in an effort to avoid being harassed, the newspaper reported.

Anthony was sentenced last week to one year and fined $1,000 for each of the four times she lied to authorities -- the stiffest punishment the judge could mete out after Anthony was cleared of murdering 2-year-old Caylee in 2008.

The verdict shocked the country, with many blaming jurors for not doling out justice in the case. Jurors have said the prosecution did not present enough evidence pointing to Anthony as the murderer.

The party-loving defendant, who showed up to her sentencing with a new, jailhouse-glamorous look -- a tight fitting sweater, styled locks and lipstick -- had expected to walk free, but was stunned to find out she'll be held in the slammer in Orlando for about another week.

Anthony has served 1,043 days while she awaited trial. With good behavior and time served, Anthony will be released this weekend.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...#ixzz1RuKEiFTf

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Wonder what she will do about the subpoena she got from zannie Gonzales' lawyer. She is supposed to appear with him on the 19th and give a deposition about all the lies she told about Zannie..

[pomtzu]

The only way she will ever survive is with a complete new identity - including altering her appearance. I believe she'll find that out all too soon.

But the death threats against her, her family, and jurors, I find absolutely ludicrous. It's over - judgement has been passed and served - now let everyone get on with their lives as best that they can. Nobody has to agree with the verdict, but what's done, is done, so why not just let it go? Perpetuating this circus is serving no purpose but to fan the flame of hatred, and will change nothing.

And to Nancy Grace and some of her other talking heads - shut the h&ll up and move on. Enough is enough.......

[smokey the elder]

I'm really upset most about the threats against the jurors. They came to the correct verdict based on the evidence presented, and nothing else. They gave up 8 weeks of their life, including two holidays. Leave them alone already.

[happylabs]

The only way she will ever survive is with a complete new identity - including altering her appearance. I believe she'll find that out all too soon.

But the death threats against her, her family, and jurors, I find absolutely ludicrous. It's over - judgement has been passed and served - now let everyone get on with their lives as best that they can. Nobody has to agree with the verdict, but what's done, is done, so why not just let it go? Perpetuating this circus is serving no purpose but to fan the flame of hatred, and will change nothing.

And to Nancy Grace and some of her other talking heads - shut the h&ll up and move on. Enough is enough.......

Amen! This is so wrong about threatening jurors. People are not going to want to serve on a jury.

And, yes...Nancy Grace...enough is enough.