I listened to CNN as, much to his credit, Jeffery Toobin stated the descension of his collegue, Nancy Grace. I didn't know Casey Marie Anthony was "Tot Mom" until I heard Toobin say it. I had heard the words in the media but didn't know who exactly they were talking about since they enjoy crucifying mothers so often.
I am not going to speculate about what I believe happened to Caylee Marie Anthony. She was a beautiful child and there are people that know what happened to her. They will have to live with their conscience, but, while that would be ridiculed to have people believe there are no people of conscience capable of remorse, what I saw in that court room after the verdict was a room full of people of conscience. What occurred in finding Casey Marie Anthony not guilty of First Degree Murder was more than correct.
July 6, 2011 9:13 AM
Anthony juror wanted to know how Caylee died (click title to entry - thank you)
By Alex Sundby
(CBS News) Casey Anthony was acquitted in the death of her daughter, Caylee, because prosecutors couldn't prove whether a murder took place, an alternate juror said.
On Tuesday, the panel of 12 Floridians returned three verdicts of not guilty on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse in the nearly three-year-old case against the 25-year-old mother.
On Tuesday, the panel of 12 Floridians returned three verdicts of not guilty on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse in the nearly three-year-old case against the 25-year-old mother.
That is 'it' in a nutshell. No matter how much anyone tried to make the case that circumstantial evidence IS ENOUGH to sentence a person to death, at least jurors are still unwilling to be tainted by the media hype.
She never should have been arrested in the first place because the State did not have a case. It is all too easy to arrest people without considerable reason do to so. In some instances, such as attempted bombings or otherwise it is 'welcome relief' to do so while the State builds its case. BUT. It is usually because the 'accumulated evidence' is not fully evaluated that arrests occur, NOT, because there is no evidence enough to convict.
This young woman's life has been effected by the media circus surrounding it. The legal system has been effected. There has to be considerable peer review and review by the State and Federal Justice Departments in regard to the way the State conducted this case and explain exactly why she was arrested and imprisoned for three years without proof of the child's death.
There is a lot wrong here. I don't know how she is going to get on with her life, but, my guess is that her legal team is not simply abandoning her because 'the case is closed.' There was too much compassion and dedication by her team to abandon her now. I find all the defense atttoneys and their assistants to be admirable people.
Perhaps the first place for her to start to heal from this is for her AND her legal team to write a book about their journey. It would be a Best Seller and it would give her some financial security to work with for the rest of her life. It would also show how dedication to EXCELLENT legal practice means. I wish her and her legal team the best.
