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Casey Anthony Found Not Guilty For Killing Daughter
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Casey Anthony awaits verdict. Credit: Joe Burbank, AP
Anthony, 25, wept after the clerk read the verdict, which jurors reached after less than 11 hours of deliberation over two days. She was charged with first-degree murder, which could have brought the death penalty if she had been convicted.
Instead, she was convicted of only four counts of lying to investigators looking into the June 2008 disappearance of her daughter Caylee. Her body was found in the woods six months later and a medical examiner was never able to determine how she died.
She will be sentenced by the judge on Thursday and could receive up to a year in jail for each lying count.
After the verdict was read, Casey Anthony hugged her attorney Jose Baez and later mouthed the words "thank you" to him. Prosecutor Jeff Ashton, meanwhile, shook his head in disbelief.
Anthony's parents left the courtroom without speaking to her as the judge thanked the jury.
"While we're happy for Casey, there are no winners in this case," Baez said at a news conference after the hearing. "Caylee has passed on far, far too soon and what my driving force has been for the last three years has been always to make sure that there has been justice for Caylee and Casey because Casey did not murder Caylee. It's that simple. And today our system of justice has not dishonored her memory by a false conviction."
Anthony's attorneys claimed that the toddler drowned accidentally in the family swimming pool, and that her seemingly carefree mother in fact was hiding emotional distress caused by sexual abuse from her father.
Prosecutors contended that Caylee was suffocated with duct tape by a mother who loved to party, tattooed herself with the Italian words for "beautiful life" in the month her daughter was missing and crafted elaborate lies to mislead everyone from investigators to her own parents.
Captivated observers camped outside the courthouse to jockey for coveted seats in the courtroom gallery, which occasionally led to fights among those desperate to watch the drama unfold.
Anthony did not take the stand during the trial, which started in mid-May. Because the case got so much media attention in Orlando, jurors were brought in from the Tampa Bay area and sequestered for the entire trial.
Baez conceded that his client had told elaborate lies and invented imaginary friends and even a fake father for Caylee, but he said that doesn't mean she killed her daughter.
"They throw enough against the wall and see what sticks," Baez said of prosecutors during closing arugments. "That is what they're doing ... right down to the cause of death."
He tried to convince jurors that the toddler accidentally drowned in the family swimming pool and that when Anthony panicked, her father, a former police officer, decided to make the death look like a murder by putting duct tape on the girl's mouth and dumping the body in woods about a quarter-mile away.
Her father firmly denied both the cover-up and abuse claims. The prosecution called those claims "absurd," saying that no one makes an accident look like a murder.
Lead prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick concluded the state's case by showing the jury two side-by-side images. One showed Casey Anthony smiling and partying in a nightclub during the month Caylee was missing. The other was the tattoo she got a day before her family and law enforcement first learned of the child's disappearance.
"At the end of this case, all you have to ask yourself is whose life was better without Caylee?" Burdick asked. "This is your answer."
Prosecutors hammered on the lies Anthony, then 22, told from June 16, 2008, when her daughter was last seen, and a month later when sheriff's investigators were notified. Those include the single mother telling her parents she couldn't produce Caylee because the girl was with a nanny named Zanny - a woman who doesn't exist; that she and her daughter were spending time in Jacksonville, Fla., with a rich boyfriend who doesn't exist; and that Zanny had been hospitalized after an out-of-town traffic crash and that they were spending time with her.
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7-05-2011 @ 3:34PM
jhauenstein32407 said...I can't believe the jury came up with that verdict. It is sickening that she will only get a maximum of 4 years. I am positive that she murdered her child, there was no justice for Caylee done here.
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7-05-2011 @ 7:50PM
Amanda said...It gets worse...I heard the judge is likely to grant her time already served as being part of her sentence! Justice, my BUTT! I can only hope that she either gets the snot kicked out of her in jail (why not, it worked for Jeffrey Dahmer!), or ends up shunned by society when she does get out. It couldn't have happened to a nicer person (not heavy sarcasm).
Where's the justice for Caylee? Who's the REAL victim here?
7-06-2011 @ 11:55PM
veronica sanchez said...yeah thats what I was going to say TIME SERVED. what is wrong with the system. the more it gets noticed by the media. the more likely the criminal gets to go free! so screw all the rest of us right? even for a parking ticket!
7-05-2011 @ 8:32PM
ace7174 said...This verdict offers yet another layer of proof that the U.S, has the best legal system in the world...but, the absolute worst justice system. It provides ridiculously unparalleled protections for the accused, whilst providing no such thing for the victims, who, ironically, are frequently abused all over again in the courts. The circumstantial and anecdotal evidence in this case were solidly against the defendant. Among other judicial clean-ups, we need to stop the practice of 'jury stacking'. Casey Anthony's peers do not live on the Gulf Coast.,.they reside clear across the state, What ever happened to the legal concept of a right to trial by a jury of one's peers? Apparently, we now have to select jurors who have, not only, zero knowledge of the victim or the accused. but little knowledge of what standard of evidence is required to make a conviction. Quite frankly, I'm of the opinion that if these jurors had witnessed the crime with their own eyes, we'd still have a hung jury, at best. If there's any shred of karma left in the universe, this woman will serve all her sentences consecutively. Moreover, her future cellmate will be doin' time for child abuse and assault, have a chain on her wallet, and a tattoo that reads 'BUTCH'.
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7-05-2011 @ 11:40PM
Mel said...This reminds of the OJ trial. this girl was guilty as hell... There was NO justice for Kaylee... I guarantee she will be out at the bars and partying ASAP... I'm sure many feel the same... I work in a hospital and mannnnnnny felt she was guilty and got away with it... The justice system has failed........................................
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7-06-2011 @ 2:41AM
cokeandpilates said...And much like O.J. Simpson, she's going to dedicate her life to finding the real killer...in every bar and club in the Orlando area.
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7-10-2011 @ 7:01PM
Mr. bopper said...There r.more important issues to talk about like>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
why is this such a big hit? When disrespect and the B-word is constant used on this show. The show is about a bounch of rich women disrepecting and calling each other the B-word and setting a very negative example for sisters and youngmen watching this show on BET. Yes they did add a few other races to the show, but the sisiters should know better, and cant not talk about the females that don't rteach their status. I am not supprized by BET, to continue to show all the negative things about my people, and tried to hide it by putting other races in the mix.
There r/ more important things to talk about and show like..............................
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Vet Mr. Stephen,
Phila, Pa
E-mail-ilovebopping@aol.com US-Veteran Mr. Stephen. L
E-mail- Ilovebopping@aol.com
To President Obama The Commander & chief of the United State&
The Attorney General Of The United State,
Honorable Mr. Eric Holder
I have filed a law suite against all parties involved in my case employment discrimination and
mistreatment, The Delaware County Office Serving The Aging, Human Relation, Pennsylvania EEOC, and The Civil Service Commission, and International Brotherhood Teamsters Local Union 115, and must add Judge Baylson, Michael and the Pennsylvania state attorney Tom Corbett, and feel I might have to add more names. As this case goes on for added discrimination
,and farther unfair treatment because I am not a Lawyer.
I would like to bring the following situation to your attention. I find my civil rights being violated by
the following Judge Baylson, who constantly denials all of my request of important document to help
my case. A lawyer for the defendants Matthew J Connell of media Penn and the other defendants that
were dismissed by the judge. I have been fighting against work place injustice sine 2007 on my own
and was granted permission to represent myself by the US District court Judge Baylson. I have written
your office over the years, and sent letters and e-mails to the president as well about this matters,
and the degree of disrespect I get from all parties involved. I am being harassment by all parties who
have yet to give me any things I have requested pertaining to my case or any request I have made
under the freedom act of information.
Those defendants are located on the following pages located to the left of the legal form. Who have
all denailed me a right to a fair trail and witnesses to support my accusation, and the rights to
examining any evident agaist me.
Here are my issues!
1a). Pro se parties are expected to adhere to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and
the Local Rules of Civil Procedure and to file all of their pleadings with the Clerk of the Court, rather than directly with chambers. This is one of the judge’s rules, so why did I have to turn my paper work over to the opposing party @ their office?
1b) 7) Right to a Fair Trial , so where are my rights especially my civil rights that has been violated by the judge, the attorney general of the state of Pennsylvania, and the other defendants
(Every person has the right to a fair trial both in civil and in criminal cases, and the effective protection of all human rights very much depends on the practical availability at all times of access to competent, independent and impartial courts of law which can, and will, administer justice fairly.)
1c) TITLE 42 > CHAPTER 21 > SUBCHAPTER I > § 1981
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§ 1981. Equal rights under the law
How Current is This?
(a) Statement of equal rights
All persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses, and exactions of every kind, and to no other.
(b) “Make and enforce contracts” defined
For purposes of this section, the term “make and enforce contracts” includes the making, performance, modification, and termination of contracts, and the enjoyment of all benefits, (privileges,) terms, and conditions of the contractual relationship. (The word privileges means that you are entitled to everything another person gets, so the question here is ” Why wasn’t I granted permission to subpoena key state witnesses or even get important document from these witnesses. Since I am acting as my own lawyer so where is the due process? )
(c) Protection against impairment
The rights protected by this section are protected against impairment by nongovernmental discrimination and impairment under color of State law.
(The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution limit the power of the federal and state governments to discriminate. The Fifth amendment has an explicit requirement that the federal government not deprive individuals of "life, liberty, or property," without due process of the law. See U.S. Const. amend. V. It also contains an implicit guarantee that each person receive equal protection of the laws. (The Fourteenth Amendment explicitly prohibits states from violating an individual's rights to due process and equal protection). See U.S. Const. amend. XIV. In the employment context, the right of equal protection limits the power of the state and federal governments to discriminate in their employment practices by treating employees, former employees, or job applicants unequally because of membership in a group (such as a race or sex). Due process protection requires that employees receive a fair process before the termination if the termination relates to a "liberty" (such as the right to free speech) or property interest. State constitutions may also afford protection from employment discrimination. )
The Constitution does not directly constrain discrimination in the private sector, but the private sector has become subject to a growing body of federal and state statutes.
1C) I partition the court to subpoena key state workers to court to testified about
their statements and actions, and was denied access to these people by the judge Baylson.
Who seemed to be protecting these state workers as well as the union.
2) Judge Baylson, dismissed my case without doing any checks and balances. Which resorted in giving
the major defendants the opportunity to have my case dismissed against them, but he had to reopening
the case. However the majority state defendants and the union were still granted permission for
dismissal because a mistake made on the court’s behalf.
3) I sent a letter to the judge under the freedom act of information for the defendants to appearance in
the court room and to make key documents available to me and was denied by the judge again.
4) I am now compelled to take my documents to the opposing lawyer, but yet when I request
something from the court I am denied, and the following statement continue to appear on my letter
from the court or judge “ I need to learn civil proceeding ,but yet he gave me permission to represent
myself, so why can’t I have all the privileges and resources a lawyer has to defend myself?
5) The last letter I received instruct me to take my document to the opposing lawyer office and give
them to them. However, I have informed the opposing lawyer and reminded the judge. Thoses
documents are in the court’s possession and available to all. Yet I continue to be harassed by both the
judge and the lawyer, and all of my request have been denied , and all the privileges a lawyer has have
not been extended to me acting as my own lawyer grant by the court to do so. I can’t see being forced
to go to the opposing lawyer’s office equal grounds of justice. I find it to be a disadvantage for me.
6) As of 3/10 I have learned that my case has been dismissed, so therefore I would like to bring charges
Against Judge Baylson for discrimination, unfair treatment, denialing my requests, and honoring a
freedom of information request, as well as playing sides and adding more stress. Ordering me to take
my documents to opposing defends lawyer ’s office. When the documents are available in the court
House.
I am asking for a congressional investigation into the violations of my civil rights to protect my rights
and myself. I have a right to have access to all available documents established by the defendants for
my review. To prepare myself for court and copies made available as well.
I have a right to have all involved in this case subpoena to court to prove my points, and to expose
the wrong doing at my last place of employment. To include all the errors the defendants have made.
I also would like my case to be heard by another judge. Who is going to be fair with the justice and
review all documents made available to them. Before favoring the other part because they have the
degree in law compared to my social worker degree.
I have read! When there are in fractions establish in a case and proof can be provided. A plaintiff
Can ask or have their case moved to the supreme court. To be heard by another judge according to
Their legal manuals, so please investigate as soon as possible. I need a judge who is going to stand up
For what’s right and not become apart of the other side. Because they are the state and I am just a
Veteran . Who tried to go back in the civilian work force , so the question is who here to protect my
rights?
When I have been protecting their and still have all the means and skills to continue to protect
American rights.
The following are emails and letters I have sent before this letter. My case number 08-4182, at the
United State District Court For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania, for I am very tired of being play
with by people who think I do know anything.
Please read the following documents and investigate how this judge handled my case!
I would like to bring federal charge against all involved in my case and their associates for discrimination, unfair treatement, violation of my civil rights, withholding evidenets, ignoring my request, protecting felonies or their buddies, causing long term stress, and violating state, county, and federal rules that protects all american especially military veteran, and to conduct a proper investigation, and doing their jobs in the rightful manner
Sign Veteran Mr. Stephen
CC-President and other veterans organizations and others!
Phone cell- 302-602-6449
Work place injustice !
Have u/experience these things on your job?
Here is a topic to discuss on your show because lots of people are going through this daily.
0) Please sign the following paper work! Which state we terminate you at any given time and u/will have no recourse, and can leave on your own. Wow no more worker’s rights
1) Have you lost your job lately?
2) How did management personnel treat you in the earlier months before you were terminated?
3) Did you find yourself doing a lot of overtime without overtime pay just to get the job done?
4) Were you working in hostile work environment were ignorant supervisors and managers always had something smart to say about your work in a loud and humiliation way?
5) Has the following words ever been brought up @ your work place” Down Sizing& Prioritizing,” words that mean we are going to get rid of you by any means necessary, so we can cut cost and reduce client’s services!
6) Have you gone to different organization for help like Human Relation, and The EEOC, and find progress for employee’s justice? Being place on hold for years!
7) Have you talked with a lawyer and they referred you to the Human Relation, or the EEOC, or just gave you a lot of excuses not to take your case against your formal employer?
8) Have you had a civil service hearing and they refuse allow you to have your choosing witnesses, but had their on the side line?
9) Where was the union when you were being discharged?
I have heard all of the excuses have filed a 20 million dollar suite against my formal Job called the County Office Servicing The Aging, located in Eddy Stone, Pa, The State of Pennsylvania Civil Service Department and the so call union International Brotherhood who were supposed to protect its workers besides taking their money each month. Theses are people who hide behind the 11Th amendment and pleasing! Mistakes made by others in position of power!
I have contacted various political personnel as well and various lawyers about my matter, and have been given all kinds of excuses. Why they could not take my case.” To tedious, my case load is full, we can touch it until the EEOC, conduct their investigation, u/waited to long, I can touch it because it’s in the courts, political people excuses, “
I have even gone to the EEOC, who refused to put another co-worker case with mine. After we both told them to combine our cases to provide our point of view about discrimination gender, mistreatment being treated differently, age (older worker being discharge) disability, working in a hostile work environment, where the people above could not tell their bottom from their heads, and violating company policies.
Now, I have contacted my so call elective officials including the president of the United State. Well u/can read the responses for yourselves, and then wonder why people get postal’s man’s attitude because there is no real help out their for the hard working little people, but all of this is going to change soon, Look out for the phases down sizing, prioritizing.
Therefore, I am asking all who have lost their job to stand up against work place injustices because they work for us the tax payers and their work needs to scrutinize like the employee. When they make changes in the work place can’t fully explained or train the employee. Than those words: down sizing, and prioritizing need to be use against them.
I have no lawyer to represent me, so I am on my own like many of you, so I am asking all lost jobs, and mistreated jobless American and other to take a stand, and help each other. By organizing the biggest march against the State Capitals, and the Justice Department, for over looking! The way the employee has been treated by companies, local, state, federal, and private in the down sizing and prioritizing world of trail and error, and by any means necessary to get rid of people.
I am calling upon all to take a stand and not take the postal man’s attitude for our justice. I had a court date in June of this year and it was joke. They showed very little respect for me in the US court because I represent myself, but I am a veteran. Therefore, I have a lots of work to do on my own like you, so if you are interested in taking a stand against work place in Justice and non-union representation, and those organizations who says they represent the people. e-mail me @ilovebopping@aol.com direct and put work place injustice.
They got seven billion and we got discharged with no bennies or Justice! It time for the American people to stand up and march for worker’s rights and justice! Send your letter to Judge Baylson, US courts, 6th and Market ST, office of the clerk, Philadelphia, Pa. 19106-1797 and let him know about your work’s place injustice and how no one is protecting your rights.
My case number is-08-4182
As of today my case has been dismissed because the judge refuse to honor any of my request, but did so for the other parties. I filed against, so where is the real justice when everybody with power are protecting each other?
E-mail me @ ilovebopping@aol.com
Sign Vet: Mr. Stephen,
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