I'm sure everyone has heard the verdict: Casey Anthony is found not guilty of all charges except for four counts of lying to the police. With time served and time off for good behavior, she will be released in less than a week, on July 13th. Of course, public response has been vocal. Supporters of Casey Anthony, including a man asking Casey to marry him, were at the courthouse. Even more people- against Casey Anthony- were present, chanting "Guilty! Guilty! Justice for Caylee!"
Setting aside the various bits of evidence (I'm writing a blog post, not a book!), it seems to come down to what swung the jury's opinion. Despite multiple jurors admitting they thought she was guilty, the main problem was: not only was there no evidence that Casey murdered Caylee, the prosecution couldn't even answer "when, where, how, and why?"
I, personally, am a little bit sick that a young girl can be murdered without justice, but I am also very proud of the jury. They came to a decision based on the evidence they were presented with, not emotion or public opinion. (I know, I can already hear the disagreement!)
As always, I'm curious about what you think:
Is Casey Anthony guilty of killing Caylee?
Did the jury come to the right decision?
Did the prosecutors fail in not providing enough evidence, or did they do the best with what they had?
Sources:
Carlton, Lindsey. (2011, July 6). "Prosecutor Jeff Ashton: 'I Can Only Assume...Jurors Didn't See What I Saw.'" FoxNews.com.
CNN. (2011, July 7). "Casey Anthony to be released from jail next week." CNN.com
Fox News. (2011, July 7). "Casey Anthony to be Released from Jail Next Week, Court Rules." FoxNews.com
Lendon, Brad. (2011, July 7). "Toobin: Judge made statement with Anthony sentencing." CNN.com
Lendon, Brad. (2011, July 7). "Tearful Anthony jurors ask prosecutors, where was the evidence?" CNN.com
Setting aside the various bits of evidence (I'm writing a blog post, not a book!), it seems to come down to what swung the jury's opinion. Despite multiple jurors admitting they thought she was guilty, the main problem was: not only was there no evidence that Casey murdered Caylee, the prosecution couldn't even answer "when, where, how, and why?"
I, personally, am a little bit sick that a young girl can be murdered without justice, but I am also very proud of the jury. They came to a decision based on the evidence they were presented with, not emotion or public opinion. (I know, I can already hear the disagreement!)
As always, I'm curious about what you think:
Is Casey Anthony guilty of killing Caylee?
Did the jury come to the right decision?
Did the prosecutors fail in not providing enough evidence, or did they do the best with what they had?
Sources:
Carlton, Lindsey. (2011, July 6). "Prosecutor Jeff Ashton: 'I Can Only Assume...Jurors Didn't See What I Saw.'" FoxNews.com.
CNN. (2011, July 7). "Casey Anthony to be released from jail next week." CNN.com
Fox News. (2011, July 7). "Casey Anthony to be Released from Jail Next Week, Court Rules." FoxNews.com
Lendon, Brad. (2011, July 7). "Toobin: Judge made statement with Anthony sentencing." CNN.com
Lendon, Brad. (2011, July 7). "Tearful Anthony jurors ask prosecutors, where was the evidence?" CNN.com
