Thanks for the correction. The grandmother calls in the police. Mom never does. Your kid has been missing for weeks by then (I believe), and mom says she has nothing to talk to the police about?
You know folks, I generally defend juries too, but with regard to this case the information available to convict is overwhelming.
It’s incredible the behavior and demeanor of Casey.
I firmly believe Casey is seriously mentally ill. She was ruled sane enough to stand trial, but she is far from sane and there are a lot of people in prison with mental issues- so she is responsible for her actions.
I cannot imagine how the jury could have acquitted her of all charges...even negligent child abuse? That jury is as nutty as she is. I can understand the jurors that voted to acquit her to begin with more than I can those that voted guilty and let the others talk them out of it. Those that felt there was reasonable doubt at least were honest in their vote. The others were just too lazy and in too big of a hurry to get home to do their job of making the others at least go through the motions of deliberation. If I had been on the jury we would still be there or I would have hung that jury before going home.
The behavior and demeanor of the jurors is incredible too.
When a person is picked for a jury, they are supposed to go into a trial with the presumption of innocence of the defendant.
Both sides present their case, rebuttal and closing statements, at that point most people have made up their minds or are very close to it.
To hear these jurors say they believe she is guilty but found her not guilty tells me they didn’t follow the law, didn’t do their job and spent no time looking at the overwhelming evidence the state presented to clear up their questions.
It should be obvious to anyone that an entire jury failed to do their job when every single one believed the defendants guilt and still voted to acquit. If the state didn’t prove guilt the entire jury, following the law, could not find for innocence.