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Casey Anthony Trial: Jury Reaches Verdict

Let's be honest guys --- aside from the fact that she's obviously a lying bitch, there's no "real" proof she killed her daughter.

She has six other charges on her besides murder. All this means is that she won't get the death penalty.
 
any thinking person knows that the casey anthony killed her daughter, purposely, imo. then, she partied. i hope both she and her parents are harrassed unrelentingly.

I just can't fathom how she's not guilty of SOMETHING - I though 1st degree murder was a stretch due ot lack of evidence but not guilty of any wrong - no child neglect or anything? Holy **** - her behavior in the month of June screams neglect and a total overdose of don't-give-a-**** pills.
 
Well, ya know...surprised by this, but here's the thing...The evidence provided didn't remove all "reasonable doubt". The jury did the best they could with what was provided. It's a shame there wasn't more solid evidence available.
 
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Let's be honest guys --- aside from the fact that she's obviously a lying bitch, there's no "real" proof she killed her daughter.

She has six other charges on her besides murder. All this means is that she won't get the death penalty.
The only guilty verdicts were on the lesser charges of lying. She might be out of jail by the end of the week with time served.
 
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Fair enough...
 
Not that I'm happy about it, but I never thought they'd get her with murder. I thought probably a mistrial and at the least criminally negligent manslaughter. Though, it is innocent until proven guilty and prosecution did a bang up job.
 
You guys can be as disgusted and angry about this as you want, but I know that you all (like me) are eagerly awaiting her "fictional" tell-all book describing in detail how she did it.

And if anything, this case proves that justice is indeed blind....and drunk, possibly on crack, and I think she just crashed into a parking meter.
 
Does anyone have any idea of what she may face in terms of jail-time with respect to lying to the cops?
 
Well, ya know...surprised by this, but here's the thing...The evidence provided didn't remove all "reasonable doubt". The jury did the best they could with what was provided. It's a shame there wasn't more solid evidence available.

Amazing that a dead body, hair in a trunk, a month of a child missing before being reported isn't evidence these days, partying it up after she was 'gotten rid of'

What more is needed? Holy **** - many other people have been sentenced with LESS evidence.

Manslaught / murder - I get that it might not be solid enough for that.
But abuse and neglect? All the warning signs were there.
 
You guys can be as disgusted and angry about this as you want, but I know that you all (like me) are eagerly awaiting her "fictional" tell-all book describing in detail how she did it.

And if anything, this case proves that justice is indeed blind....and drunk, possibly on crack, and I think she just crashed into a parking meter.

Well, it's summer time - the jury maybe didn't want to be sequestered in a jury room for week so they took the easy road.
 
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Does anyone have any idea of what she may face in terms of jail-time with respect to lying to the cops?

Kind of vague, but probably felony charges, I'm guessing she'll be out in less than 10...but more likely 5 or less:

Misdemeanor vs. Felony
Lying on a police report is considered a misdemeanor or felony, depending on the type of crime reported. If you lied about a misdemeanor, a non-capital felony -- such as insurance fraud -- or missing person, for instance, the crime is a misdemeanor, according to Miami attorney firm Hassett & Associates. Most cases fall into this category. However, if you filed a report about a capital felony -- such as attempted murder -- you may be personally charged with a felony.

Fines, Jail Time or Both
In most cases, reporting false information to law enforcement will result in a fine, time in a county jail or both. The amount of fine or jail time varies by state. Lying to the police in Alabama, for instance, means up to one year in jail and $2,000 in fines. In Colorado, jail time maxes out at six months and the fine at $750. In New Jersey, the maximum penalty jumps to 18 months in jail and a fine of $10,000.
 
Too many people watch CSI and think that if you don't have a definitive DNA link, then somebody else must have done it. Put this one up there with the OJ Simpson decision. Just astounding.
 
The jusy was not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that Casey Anthony was guilty of the most egregious counts against her. Our system works. She is just as innocent as OJ Simpson.
 
Does anyone have any idea of what she may face in terms of jail-time with respect to lying to the cops?


A pittance... it's a misdemeanor I believe. I'd have to look it up to be sure.
 
It is interesting to me the reaction to the verdict. I may not agree with it, but it is our system of justice. Guess there was enough reasonalble doubt.

It also is interesting seeing the comments when compared (I know different situation) to the Jared Loughner Tucson shooting comments where it is no doubt he was the shooter, yet metally unstable.
 
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I hope someone kills her.

Wow, proven innocent in a court of law and people still want her head on a platter.

At what point does "proven innocent" actually mean that?

I'm glad she walked, there was no real evidence she killed the child. I believe she lied, but did not murder the girl.

Good job, jury.
 
Same to you, you heartless fools.
Not heartless but a defender of our system of justice. The state could not and did not prove Casey killed her baby beyond a reasonable doubt.
 
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I'm infuriated.

This is not justice.

I'll leave for now to cool off.

This is madness.

Just like OJ Simpson.
 
Kind of vague, but probably felony charges, I'm guessing she'll be out in less than 10...but more likely 5 or less:

So (to your whole post - the definition of a mis/fel) . . . since the cornoner didn't determine the cause of death it's - what? Missing person . . . a misdemeanor? Right here I wish I knew more about legalities.
 
Amazing that a dead body, hair in a trunk, a month of a child missing before being reported isn't evidence these days, partying it up after she was 'gotten rid of'

What more is needed? Holy **** - many other people have been sentenced with LESS evidence.

Manslaught / murder - I get that it might not be solid enough for that.
But abuse and neglect? All the warning signs were there.

Nothing linked up. The hair didn't confirm a dead body in the drunk, and no solid (or proven) evidence of decomp in the trunk puts that into question as well. The "smell of death" is subjective and no proven test exists to determine the specific smell of human decomp. A dead body is pretty significant, but it can't be unquestionably linked to Casey.

As I said, the evidence was weak, and that's unfortunate.
 
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