Casey Anthony juror, 60, quits work and flees town in fear of her life

Daily Mail Reporter ^ | 7/11/11 | Daily Mail Reporter

[MizSterious]

Indeed. There was a thoughtful column posted within a thread on that very subject: how the closing remarks by the defense made it seem that if there was ANY doubt, reasonable or not, they should vote “not guilty.” Jurors need to be educated about the difference between “reasonable doubt” and “any shadow of a doubt.”

[screaminsunshine]

The whole thing was a huge media driven bungle. The State moved too fast on the Murder charge and did not investigate any other possibilities. The truth may still come out though. Thanks to the Jury.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Casey having fun while Caylee was MISSING...

[driftdiver]

“The ME ruled it a homicide. There’s your proof.”

Prove this woman did it.

[Sacajaweau]

You’re absolutely correct.

[dforest]

Eh, you know what I mean.

But I did kind of like your little scale thing.

[Past Your Eyes]

I’ll go along with that as long as all the Massholes and other flatlanders go back where they came from and stay there.

[Dixie Yooper]

The prosecution put a pathetic case together that never should have gone to court. The court and jury followed rules that protect all of us from false accusations. A murderer may have walked, but our basic rights to a fair trail were protected. Now anyone involved with this trial is living in fear from a public that has been whipped into a frenzy by a media that only wants better ratings.

[truthkeeper]

The grieving mother.

[SVTCobra03]

“It may have been an unpopular decision, but it looks like the right one to me.”

In what universe?

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/rightwing184.html

[WatchOutForSnakes]

“Definition of IRRATIONAL : not rational: as a (1) : not endowed with reason or understanding (2) : lacking usual or normal mental clarity or coherence b : not governed by or according to reason.”

I take it you are referring to the jury?

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Propose a theory explaining the child's death not involving Casey. YOU HAVE TO DO THAT.

You are incorrect.

The burden of proof is on the prosecution in this country, not on the defense. In many nations, you sum up what the defense team would have to do. But in the United States you are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

And even so, the jury did not acquit her of the charges (to my knowledge), they merely found her not guilty of the charges the prosecution attempted to prove.

[truthkeeper]

It shows we need reform of how juries are selected and the ability of defense attorneys to rewrite the rules from ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ to ‘beyond any doubt.’ The jury selection process is broken as anyone with critical thinking skills gets weeded out in exchange for ignoramuses.

Your entire post is excellent and I agree with every word.

[BlueLancer]

After almost 40 years working as a court reporter/stenographer in the military justice system, I have always felt that the instruction given to panel members on reasonable doubt was excellent. When my mother was picked for jury duty, before she actually served in a trial, she called me and asked me what I thought "reasonable doubt" meant. I read the "reasonable doubt" instruction from the Military Judges' Benchbook verbatim ...

"By "reasonable doubt" is intended not a fanciful or ingenious doubt or conjecture, but an honest, conscientious doubt suggested by the material evidence or lack of it in the case. it is an honest misgiving generated by insufficiency of proof of guilt. "Proof beyond a reasonable doubt" means proof to an evidentiary certainty, although not necessarily to an absolute or mathematical certainty. The proof must be such as to exclude not every hypothesis or possibility of innocence, but every fair and rational hypothesis except that of guilt. The rule as to reasonable doubt extends to every element of the offenses, although each particular fact advanced by the prosecution, which does not amount to an element, need not be established beyond a reasonable doubt. However, if, on the whole evidence, you are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt of the truth of each and every element, then you should find the accused guilty."

I have also always felt that the circumstantial evidence instruction was very illuminating and read that to her as well ...

"Evidence may be direct or circumstantial. Direct evidence is evidence which tends directly to prove or disprove a fact in issue. If a fact in issue was whether it rained during the evening, testimony by a witness that he or she saw it rain would be direct evidence that it rained. On the other hand, circumstantial evidence is evidence which tends to prove some other fact from which, either alone or together with some other facts or circumstances, you may reasonably infer the existence or nonexistence of a fact in issue. If there was evidence that the street was wet in the morning, that would be circumstantial evidence from which might reasonably infer that it rained during the night in the absence of any intervening circumstance or fact. There is no general rule for determining or comparing the weight to be given to direct or circumstantial evidence. You should give all the evidence the weight and value you believe it deserves."

[Dixie Yooper]

Good re-dance. I think these Northerners are called, Snow Birds?

The proper name for them is Americans.

[truthkeeper]

She is being dramatic to up the ante for her first paid interview.

We have a winner...spot on.

[driftdiver]

Careful, being rational will get you attacked.

BTW, complaints against the defense attorney have been filed with the Florida bar. I think the main one is regarding the statement that the father molested her.

[presently no screen name]

I agree!

[bushpilot1]

Casey Anthony murdered her daughter...and the jury let her go.

Federal charges should be brought against the beast Casey Anthony.

I have no idea what charges but there must be something.

[freespirited]

Absolutely there was such evidence. Someone from the Anthony household was clearly responsible, since the items found with Caylee’s body were traced back to the Anthony home. So it was a matter of deciding whether which Anthony it was. I thought that was clear as a bell.