Casey Anthony found not guilty

[mako88sb]

Wow! I haven;t really followed this a whole lot but I just assumed she would be found guilty. Seems like a stunning result that is sure to upset most people.

[AVGWarhawk]

Seems like a extreme injustice for the child and a complete failure of the state to obtain a guilty verdict.

****how does a mother explain away a child missing for a month and no one notified?****

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by mako88sb

Wow! I haven;t really followed this a whole lot but I just assumed she would be found guilty. Seems like a stunning result that is sure to upset most people.

I am not shocked, in fact about two weeks ago I predicted this would happen.The case against her was weak and circumstantial and am happy the jury saw this. The state overcharged her when they went for First Degree Murder, which they no doubt did due to the high profile nature of the case.

I can't wait to get a case like this one day and as Baez put it in his press conference "go home and tell my daughter I saved a life today."

[AVGWarhawk]

The case against her was weak and circumstantial

The jury was weak and circumstantial, the states lawyers the same. The woman is walking free. Again, how can she explain way not saying a word for a entire month before notifying the sheriffs department?

[Anthony W.]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The jury was weak and circumstantial, the states lawyers the same. The woman is walking free. Again, how can she explain way not saying a word for a entire month before notifying the sheriffs department?

Its a cold day in hell.

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The jury was weak and circumstantial, the states lawyers the same. The woman is walking free. Again, how can she explain way not saying a word for a entire month before notifying the sheriffs department?

She can't but that is not the point.The burden of proof is on the state ie the government.They did not prove their case, they could not even say for sure how the little girl died.All they had was some junk science and circumstantial evidence.The state was arrogant and overcharged her, now the woman responsible(in some way shape or form) for a young girl's death is not accountable.

On the flip side, this is why out system is great, it means the government must do their job and can't just railroad everyone.

[AVGWarhawk]

"It's all good Ms. Casey Anthony. You did not kill your child but we are charging you for lying about everything else."

We the jury.....



"If the gloves don't fit you must aquite." Famous last words!!!

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

She can't but that is not the point.The burden of proof is on the state ie the government.They did not prove their case, they could not even say for sure how the little girl died.All they had was some junk science and circumstantial evidence.The state was arrogant and overcharged her, now the woman responsible(in some way shape or form) for a young girl's death is not accountable.

On the flip side, this is why out system is great, it means the government must do their job and can't just railroad everyone.

As you can see.... I wrote weak and circumstantial jury and prosecution. The state bungled this badly.....


Once again the media has crapped upon another case as well.

[Stealhead]

Got to agree with Bubble here the burden of proof was not met in this case I am not saying that Casey Anthony is guilty or not honestly there is just not enough showing what exactly happened in this case.There is just so much that is very questionable like that meter reader guy Krunk things about him a very strange he changed his story alot.Also the parents seem very odd as well story wise it seems that they new more than they are willing to admit to.

There needs to much stronger evidence than was given in that trail to convict a person in the 1st degree.Personally I think that either the child had some fatal accident and for whatever reason Casey Anthony did not report it right away or Casey Anthony in some way caused the death via neglect or abuse.

In the end god knows for sure what did or did not happen and if Casey Anthony did kill her daughter then she will be judged by god.

[magic452]

As soon as I saw it was a Murder One prosecution I figured she would walk.
No way did they have a case for murder one.

In all probability she killed she daughter but they could not prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. Casey got away with murder or manslaughter, we will never know which. What hurts is she doesn't seem to give a damn about the girl only that she got away with it. Maybe that will change over time??

Most all the legal analyses I saw were stunned by this verdict but many though it was the right one given the circumstances, the prosecution just didn't make their case.

Magic

[Factor]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

I can't wait to get a case like this one day and as Baez put it in his press conference "go home and tell my daughter I saved a life today."

Or you could say, you aquitted a child killer today.

[Armistead]

Being dis abled right now and out of work I watched most of the case. I agree with Bubble, the state overstepped and probably would've done better with a lessor charge.

I think the child did drown by accident, it makes sense. Did Casey try to cover it up, I think so...It should be a rather severe crime to cover up an accidental death, but I think her guilty charges are only for lying to police, not sure how they handle it.

She should've been charged with manslaughter. The child was in her care, being worthless she obvious wasn't caring or watching her. I was shocked she wasn't charged with that.

[Platapus]

The prosecution did not prove, beyond reasonable doubt, the elements of First Degree Murder as listed in the Florida Statutes.

I don't know if the prosecution got cocky and thought it was a slam dunk.

The prosecutor's case consisted of "we don't know when Caylee died; we don't know where Caylee died; we don't know how Caylee died; but somehow we do know that Casey, with premeditation, murdered her"

The prosecution had a weak case and it appeared that they were counting more on the emotional appeal than on evidence, which was lacking.

That being written, there is a huge difference between not-guilty and innocent.

That's why juries don't render a verdict of innocent.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Armistead

She should've been charged with manslaughter.

She was. She was acquitted of the Manslaughter charge also. Which did surprise me.

[magic452]

They spent so much time trying to prove 1st. Degree Murder and muddied the water so much, the jury just didn't believe the evidence.
Had they gone with Manslaughter or Negligent Homicide they might have gotten a conviction.

This should never have been a Death Penalty case or even 2nd. Degree Murder. The only evidence they had for murder was the duct tape and that just isn't enough.

Magic