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NOT GUILTY: Casey Anthony grins at most controversial verdict since OJ
Daily Mail ^ | 7/6/11 | John Stevens

Posted on 07/05/2011 5:08:33 PM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

Casey Anthony smiled with delight as she was today sensationally cleared of the murder of her two-year-old daughter Caylee in one of the most controversial verdicts since the OJ Simpson case.

Crowds gasped outside the courtroom as the 25-year-old mother was found not guilty of drugging her young daughter, suffocating her and dumping her body in overgrown woodland after a compelling six-week trial, which has seen a family torn apart by accusations of rape and incest.

Stunned Anthony hugged defence attorney Jose Baez when the jury's verdict was read after only ten hours of deliberation. As the jury left, a relieved Anthony, who had been facing the death penalty burst into tears of delight.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: anthony; caseyanthony; caylee; florida; murder
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To: Noob1999

Maybe she could babysit for her defense attorney’s kids. He thinks she is innocent and believes in her. /s


101 posted on 07/05/2011 8:23:22 PM PDT by Mom MD (The country needs Obamacare like Nancy Pelosi needs a Halloween mask)
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To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

Poor girl.Falsely accused (according to many here.)

Maybe the establishment will reward her for the suffering she
has undergone offering book deals, TV appearances, and Penthouse,
or better yet, Hustler photo sessions.

As I said, you defend the jury’s decision, back your position up
by hiring the innocent girl as your babysitter, at the very least.


102 posted on 07/05/2011 8:24:48 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: ladyvet; garypolitze
So panicked she spent a month partying, screwing around, and getting tattooed.

What she said.

How many families have a kid die accidentally and leave the kid in a bag in the woods?

103 posted on 07/05/2011 8:42:57 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: Mr. Silverback

How many people turn an accident into a murder by hiding the body and lying about it for 31 days and spend three years in jail by not reporting it?
I think some people left their common sense out of the jury room.


104 posted on 07/05/2011 8:47:57 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: jackv; RIghtwardHo

I believe the whole package (the chloroform, dthe duct tape, the partying, etc.) crushed reasonable doubt, made it so that any story that didn’t start with a murder got to be pretty ludicrous. That said, I can’t blamethe jury for not seeing it that way.

It’s as sure as the sun coming up tomorrow that she did it. But it’s also a fact that the prosecution didn’t get it done. Maybe they never could have.


105 posted on 07/05/2011 8:50:16 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: Mr. Silverback

My guess is she died in the trunk of the car. A horrid accident that she could not admit, hence the drowning theory. Regardless it was accidental. They should have charged her with negligent homicide.
I think the father was somehow involved in the coverup. Plus he’s a scank for cheating during the whole thing...those text messages indicate that he lied regarding River Cruz. I didn’t buy his story at all, or his psuedo suicide letter.


106 posted on 07/05/2011 8:58:07 PM PDT by jackv (The darkness hates the light!)
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To: Revolting cat!

I haven’t seen anyone who thinks her innocent. They couldn’t/didn’t prove their case against her tho, as far as pre meditated murder.


107 posted on 07/05/2011 9:02:28 PM PDT by jackv (The darkness hates the light!)
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To: charlene4; tennmountainman; NonValueAdded

What Tenn and NVA said. Also, consider this: As they noted, a plaintiff would only have to show that she knew Caylee was dead (and she’s admitted so under oath) to collect damages. There wouldn’t be any point to them proving murder (there’s no money in proving she did it) but if someone hand standing to sue her for wrongful death, the burden is way, way lower in a civil suit than in a criminal case. that’s why OJ got off but ended up getting hit with 56 million dollars in civil damages.


108 posted on 07/05/2011 9:02:54 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: jackv

Not Guilty? Innocent. Falsely accused! Having a cake and eating it too?


109 posted on 07/05/2011 9:03:58 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: charlene4; tennmountainman; NonValueAdded

What Tenn and NVA said. Also, consider this: As they noted, a plaintiff would only have to show that she knew Caylee was dead (and she’s admitted so under oath) to collect damages. There wouldn’t be any point to them proving murder (there’s no money in proving she did it) but if someone hand standing to sue her for wrongful death, the burden is way, way lower in a civil suit than in a criminal case. that’s why OJ got off but ended up getting hit with 56 million dollars in civil damages.

BTW...imagine if Caylee’s shows up out of the woodwork...”You caused my daughter’s death pay up.”


110 posted on 07/05/2011 9:04:04 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: CodeToad; Cheryllynn
Why, are you going to do something?

I would never harm her, but I think she'd better watch her back. A whole nation knows she killed a 2 year old girl so she could go hook up and get high. Out of 300 million people, there's bound to be a crazy or two.

111 posted on 07/05/2011 9:14:01 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: Repeal 16-17

She got away with murder...until God gets His say. Nobody ever really gets away with it.


112 posted on 07/05/2011 9:15:12 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: garypolitze

And the “family” did what any loving family would do - hid the body after duct taping and so on. Why, anyone would do the same.

GRRRRR


113 posted on 07/05/2011 9:18:14 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: giotto

Yeah, Martha McCallum was livid that Casey was smiling and “giggling like a schoolgirl” a few minutes after the verdict. Now, I think Casey is guilty as sin, but if someone falsely accused me of killing my two-year-old and then I was acquiited, I be jumping for joy. the fact that I lost my child wouldn’t make me refuse to be happy that I wasn’t going to be executed for a murder I didn’t commit. One reason I’d be happy is that we might still get the person who really did it.


114 posted on 07/05/2011 9:20:02 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: jackv

The chloroform searches were not only not disproven, if I were the prosecutor I’d have the mom in the docket for perjury. Easiest perjury case I’ve seen since Clinton.


116 posted on 07/05/2011 9:23:03 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: Sam Clements
What is our country coming to? It is the same lack of critical thinking that got us the likes of Obama.

That's it.

117 posted on 07/05/2011 9:26:23 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
Casey Anthony smiled with delight as she was today sensationally cleared of the murder of her two-year-old daughter Caylee in one of the most controversial verdicts since the OJ Simpson case.

The difference being that there is a small chance that Casey didn't murder anyone. OJ? Not so much.

118 posted on 07/05/2011 9:29:09 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Pelosi: Obamacare indulgences for sale.)
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To: kcvl

Yep.


119 posted on 07/05/2011 9:29:41 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: Misterioso

Not guilty is not the same as innocent. Not guilty simply a legal phrase means that she received a fair trial and could not be shown guilty. Innocent is a moral rather than legal state. See, for example, www.adsense2.com/duvall/innocent.html


120 posted on 07/05/2011 9:31:40 PM PDT by Chaguito
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