Casey Anthony Trial - Page 7

I disagree. There was not overwhelming evidence in this case and it was based on unproven science. There was nothing to prove how Caylee died or where. For all we know, someone else may have killed the child accidentally and Casey may have known about it.

All we really were left with was a child missing and found dead while the mother behaved inappropriately according to our society's standards.

You're absolutely right.

There was no other evidence, EXCEPT for the forensics showing the death was a homicide, her blatant lies, the heart stickers, the matching duct tape and trash bags from what she had at home, the hair in the trunk, the 400 chemicals in the trunk consistent with human decomposition, her computer cache search of "how to make chloroform" and "neck breaking" and the chloroform found in the trunk or the unreported "lost" vehicle, the missing Winnie the Pooh blanket from the room that was found with the body, the diary, the failure to report her child missing, the hot body contest four days after her daughters disappearance, the questionable testimony of her parents, the "good life" tattoo, and more.

But definitely, if you disregard all circumstantial evidence, then there is reasonable doubt that she was only somewhat involved in her daughter's death.

But the process to prove the 400 chemicals is new and doesn't have the science yet to make it reliable.

The hair in the trunk was tested for mitochondrial DNA which could mean it could have been any member of her mother's family.

Kids travel with blankets all of the time. Of course, it is possible that whoever removed Caylee from the home, removed the blanket. We just don't know who.

The stickers were from the home, but the phantom sticker imprint from the duct tape was only seen by one technician and no one else.

All that is left is the searches which Cindy Anthony put into doubt as to who did them and Casey's behavior.

You know, don't you, that Cindy Anthony was proved to be lying about those searches and could be charged with perjury, but that rarely happens to lying family members.

Casey removed the body from wherever it was. There is no other credible explanation.

But is that something the jury was allowed to consider?

Yes, they heard Cindy's testimony, and they heard her boss's testimony that work and computer records showed she was at work when those searches were done on the home computer.

It now looks like data presented for the chloroform search was faulty. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43807133...ew_york_times/

You may find that a lot of "faulty" information will suddenly appear. That jury did an awesome job on this case - they should be applauded for what they did under the pressure of all the emotional nay-sayers in this case.

Saw that - can we say prosecutorial misconduct?

Unless the prosecution has an excellent "rebuttal" I have to agree!

Once or 84 times...it was still Casey.

I was disturbed that the jurors said they were suspicious of George and Lee. But no evidence was presented to give them those doubts. In fact, I would have to say that Lee appears to be the person in the family with the strongest moral compass, and George had every right to be incensed by statements by the defense.

The jurors needed to hear and understand that what lawyers say in court is NOT evidence.

It bothered me too that the jurors said they were suspicious of George and Lee.

Not only is what lawyers say in court NOT evidence. They are not even obligated to tell the truth.

As they were unable to actually establish a cause of death, the subject of the internet searches leaves me wondering "so what?". I think of some of the things I've searched for over the years.

Oh my - if that were a prime reason to find someone guilty of murder I would likely have been convicted 100 times over!

Me too.

THERE'S A FEW THINGS I'VE GOT TO GET OFF MY CHEST. No, it isn't hair. But there are things for that.

I'm still bewildered by the actions of supposedly rational people like Vinnie Politan (who I've enjoyed on other cases), and Jane Valez Mitchell. I swear, watching the tapes of Casey leaving the jail, and watching JVM out in the parking lot stirring the pot with the onlookers, just turned me off to any degree of her journalistic credibility.

The way she excitedly gave a blow by blow of how Casey and Jose Baez walked out of the building...step by step. Commenting on their expressions. Then to pointing to any moving vehicle and carry on about whether it's THE ONE with Casey. Childish grandstanding IMO. She could describe a cat leaving a litter box turning it into a spectacular event, worthy of re-runs (no pun) every 2 minutes...and in slow motion.

And the other thing bugging me is that since there is no double jeopardy, could Casey come out and say she did it without repercussion? The question still is how did Caylee die? If it was an accident, Casey had to realize that admitting to it would be better than dancing around a bunch of lies. It's still hard for me to believe from what I've seen of her interaction with Caylee that she could have the mindset to kill her on purpose.

So, I guess that her life here on will carry the stigma of the unsettled truth, which is likely worse than the accident theory.

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Slightly OT, but here's a little piece on Headline News and Nancy Grace:
Rutten: The threat of Nancy Grace

A bit off topic, but I just read that Larry Flynt has offered $500000 to Casey Anthony if she poses naked for Hustler.. Casey says this isn't true, but Flynt claims he has made an offer.

I think most of us have seen the naked truth when it comes to Casey Anthony.

The Judge ordered that she return to Florida for her cheque fraud probation.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44118994.../#.TkXMc1vVFCg

In the video she's crying crocodile tears and is all snotty nosed. Yet there wasn't a single tear, only laughter, from her during the trial of her daughters murder!

Now THAT is a good line!

Crying because she's now stuck in the place she wants to be least... poor, poor her. It'll cramp her new lifestyle!

Casey Anthony ordered to pay nearly $100,000 in costs

As a Florida taxpayer, I agree with the verdict, but I don't think we will see a penny.

I imagine she'll be doing interviews at some point, and her fees could be garnished.

I kind of doubt she will. She has not accepted any offers yet. Then, again, there's been a lot of surprises. I didn't expect her parents to be on Dr. Phil.