Casey Anthony Trial

[AnotherKD]

I just saw this-
"The family may never know what happened to Caylee Marie Anthony," George and Cindy Anthony's lawyer Mark Lippman, said in a statement. "They now have closure for this chapter of their life. They will now begin the long process of rebuilding their lives."

"Despite the baseless defense chosen by Casey Anthony, the family believes that the jury made a fair decision based on the evidence presented, the testimony presented, the scientific information presented, and the rules that they were given by the Honorable Judge Perry to guide them," the statement continued.

I assume the "baseless" defense that they're referring to is the allegation of sexual abuse by Casey's father? Or am I off on that?

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by AnotherKD

I assume the "baseless" defense that they're referring to is the allegation of sexual abuse by Casey's father? Or am I off on that?

Seems well-chosen to encompass both the sexual abuse, and the implications of the parents' role in a coverup of accidental death.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by AnotherKD

I just saw this-

I assume the "baseless" defense that they're referring to is the allegation of sexual abuse by Casey's father? Or am I off on that?

There's that, then there's the defense's allegation that Caylee drowned in her grandparents' swimming pool, and that they helped Casey cover it up.

A good chunk of the "reasonable doubt" in my mind came from her mother's weird testimony about the chloroform Google searches, as well as from "the month without seeing Caylee and believing that Zany the Nanny--who they had never met--was taking her on a tour of Florida theme parks.

[33girl]

All I can say is, if the jurors really were the awful people many are saying they are...wouldn't they have just taken the easy way out and found her guilty and given the public what they're screaming for? They'd be automatic heroes instead of having to put up with the harassment and death threats they're sure to be getting soon.

[BluPhire]

Originally Posted by 33girl

All I can say is, if the jurors really were the awful people many are saying they are...wouldn't they have just taken the easy way out and found her guilty and given the public what they're screaming for? They'd be automatic heroes instead of having to put up with the harassment and death threats they're sure to be getting soon.

But then they would have to sit through sentencing.

Remember one had a cruise this week.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by 33girl

All I can say is, if the jurors really were the awful people many are saying they are...wouldn't they have just taken the easy way out and found her guilty and given the public what they're screaming for? They'd be automatic heroes instead of having to put up with the harassment and death threats they're sure to be getting soon.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey_antho...ry?id=14005609

Casey Anthony juror Jennifer Ford said today that she and the other jurors cried and were "sick to our stomachs" after voting to acquit Casey Anthony of charges that she killed her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.

"I did not say she was innocent," said Ford, who had previously only been identified as juror number 3. "I just said there was not enough evidence. If you cannot prove what the crime was, you cannot determine what the punishment should be."

The jury's jaw dropping not guilty verdict shocked court observers, but it was also a difficult moment for the panel, Ford said in an exclusive interview with ABC News. No one from the jury was willing to come out and talk to the media in the hours after the verdict.

"Everyone wonders why we didn't speak to the media right away," Ford said. "It was because we were sick to our stomach to get that verdict. We were crying and not just the women. It was emotional and we weren't ready. We wanted to do it with integrity and not contribute to the sensationalism of the trial."

Instead of murder, Casey Anthony, 25, was found guilty of four counts of lying to law enforcement and could be released from jail as early as Thursday.

Ford praised the jurors.

"They picked a great bunch of people, such high integrity. And there was high morale," she said. "We all joked. We are like a big group of cousins."

Casey Anthony Prosecutor: 'All Came Down to Cause of Death'

Earlier today, the prosecutor and an alternate juror agreed on why the jury had refused to convict Anthony: They couldn't prove how little Caylee Anthony died.

"It all came down to the evidence," said Florida state attorney Jeff Ashton on "The View." "I think ultimately it all came down to -- at least from what the one alternate said -- it came down to the cause of death."

Russell Huekler, one of five alternate jurors who were present for all the testimony and sequestered along with the 12 other jurors, said today that he would have delivered the same verdict and that he was shocked by the public outrage over the trial's outcome.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by BluPhire

But then they would have to sit through sentencing.

Remember one had a cruise this week.

She's still getting sentenced. Also, lol u trollin

Originally Posted by kiteflyersmom

Oh...and another thing that has bothered me.... Zanny the Nanny- I know she made up the whole nanny things but I wondered if she picked the name as a result of using Zanax to shut the kid up.

And maybe Frog will hit me with another "Obviously" LOL.

Sorry, do you even go here?

Originally Posted by DrPhil

LOL.

There are so many questions, some of them are directly related to the case and others are not.

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That's also why I don't think "common sense" has anything to do with this case, not even extralegally. An attorney on HLN just said "that doesn't seem like common sense." What is considered common sense is subjective. And, more importantly, reasonable doubt weighed more heavily.

ETA: And if I hear one more person on the news say "another O.J. Simpson".... I know the O.J. trial was the first big public murder trial that many people can think of. This is proof positive that people are especially concerned with perceived miscarriages of justice when they think it has hit home---which is essentially what some of us have been saying in this thread.

OJ comparisons should go die.

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey_antho...ry?id=14005609

Saw this today. This would be an example of someone with enough at stake, a juror, that a physical reaction makes some sense. I do want to clarify what I said last night with a 'if you're having a physical reaction, it's because you're personalizing this story and need to take five big steps away from the keyboard, TV, and go spend time with family, loved ones, puppies and/or your favorite stuffed animal.'

/was tired last night, not sure if I made the sense I wanted to.