And she WAS guilty of those 31 days of non-reporting.
That is called Gross Negligence (culpa lata).
But that is not what she was charged with.
I was disappointed when it became clear that all the prosecution had was that they were going to prove that Casey was a liar and a bad person.
The defense conceded that in their opening statement and yet the prosecution trundled on day after day pursuing that now moot point.
I kept waiting for the evidence that would that would nail her....but it never came.
After the 31 days that sealed it, the gravy of evidence went to court. The prosecution presented the goods. They had who, what, how, and why, plus a car and a swamp, motive, and opportunity, tethered to Casey-31 Days-Anthony.
The defense had Casey. They were left with nothing but fruit salad right to argue, right out of Casey’s play book. You know, where it was 1. everyone’s fault but hers, 2. “look over here, no, look over there, no, look back over here”, and 3. “I’m a nut and tend to lie”. This is Scott Peterson in a skirt.