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Why Casey Anthony was found not Guilty of Murder
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For the first time since the O.J. Simpson verdict back in 1995, the media are up in arms over a murder acquittal. Despite what many consider overwhelming evidence that Casey Anthony murdered her daughter Caylee and disposed of the body, the twelve jurors who considered the evidence judged her not guilty of all the crimes, with the exception of lying to police investigators.
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What Were They Thinking?
Why Casey Anthony was found not Guilty of Murder.
ForthefirsttimesincetheO.J.Simpsonverdictbackin1995,themediaareupinarmsoveramurderacquit al.Despite
whatmanyconsideroverwhelmingevidencethatCaseyAnthonymurderedherdaughterCayleeanddisposedofthebody,
thetwelvejurorswhoconsideredtheevidencejudgedhernotguiltyofal thecrimes,withtheexceptionoflyingtopolice
investigators.
ThemediareportingaboutthecaseandCaseyAnthony'svariousmisdeedsmadeaguiltyverdictseemlikeaforegone
conclusion. HeadlineNewsdemagogueNancyGracewouldhaveissuedherthedeathpenaltyandcarriedoutthe
sentenceherself.YettwelvemembersofthepublicdecidedthattheydidnothaveenoughevidencetoconvictCasey
Anthonyofmurderingherdaughter.Sincenoneofthetwelvejurorstowhomal thefactswerepresentedhavespoken
publiclyaboutwhytheyacquit edCaseyAnthony,thereareseveralpossibilitiesastowhythe"TotMom"wil gofree.
CaseyAnthonyandtheCSIEffect:
Theaveragememberofthepublicgetsagoodamountoftheirlegalknowledgefromtelevision.Thankstocopshows,
eventhosewhohaveneverbeenarrestedcanrecitetheMirandawarnings.DavidE.Kel eydramashavemadepeople
thinksoflawyersasconsummateshowmenpronetograndstandingincourtrooms,whileinmostcasestheyaredryand
methodical. Andoverthepastdecade,thetremendouslypopularCSIserieshaveconditionedthepublictoexpect
defendantstobeprovenguiltybeyondareasonabledoubtthankstoirrefutableDNAevidence.
ThiswasrecentlyanissueintheNewYorkCity"rapecops"case,inwhichoneof icerwasaccusedofrapingadrunk
womanwhiletheotheronestoodguard.Despiteclearwitnesstestimonyastowhathappenedthatnight,theprosecution
didnotpresentanyphysical,scientificbasedevidencetobolstertheircase,eventhoughnoneseemednecessary.The
defensetheorywasn'tthattheoneof icerdidn'thavesexwithher;theargumentratherwasthatitwasconsensual.Stil ,
jurorslateradmit edthatdespitebelievingthatthecopswereguilty,theycouldnotissueaverdictofguiltybeyonda
reasonabledoubtbecauseofthelackofDNAevidence,evenwhenDNAevidencewasabsolutelyirrelevanttothecase.
ItispossiblethatthejurorsintheCaseyAnthonycasemadethesamedecision.Theprosecutiondidnothaveanydirect
physicalevidencetyingCaseyAnthonytoherdaughter'sdeath,andthephysicalevidencethattheydidpresentmayhave
beenconsideredtoonovelanduntestedtobereliable. ThatCayleeAnthony'sbodywasfoundmonthsaftershehadgone
missingandhaddecomposedsignificantlywasundoubtedlyabenefittothedefense;anyphysicalevidencethatmayhave
beenfoundifthebodywerediscoveredearlierhaddeteriorated.
AVSCriminalLaw @ 2011
WitnessfortheProsecution:
OneofthemostfamousAgathaChristiemysteriesis"WitnessfortheProsecution,"inwhichadevotedwifetestifies
againstherhusbandformurderthenal owsherselftobecompleteddiscreditedonthewitnessstand,thussowingenough
doubtthatherhusband,whomsheknowsisguilty,wil beacquit ed.
Themysteryreliesontheassumptionthatinacasewherenoneofthewitnessesarebelievable,thejurywil natural y
reachaconclusionofnotguilty.Uncertaintyandconfusionfavorthedefense,evenwhenthedefenseisresponsiblefor
thatuncertaintyandconfusion.
TheCaseyAnthonytrialcertainlyhadenoughofthat,delvingintoastrangedynamicamongtheAnthonyfamilythatwould
notbeoutofplaceinaTennesseeWil iamsmelodrama.ThedefenseneverpresentedevidencethatGeorgeAnthony
molestedhisdaughter,aspromisedintheopeningstatement,buttheconflictingstoriesandoddbehaviorbywitnesses
likelyonlyhelpedthedefense.ThejurorsdidnotneedtobelieveanyofCaseyAnthony'svariousexplanationsforher
daughter'sdisappearance.Theyjusthadtodisbelieveeveryoneelse,whicheachmemberoftheAnthonyfamilywho
testifiedmadeitveryeasytodo.
WhyDidSheDoIt? MurderOneorManslaughter.:
ThevariousmediaaccountshavecondemnedCaseyAnthonyasaterriblemotherwhowantedtofreeherselffromthe
burdenofraisingasmal childandkil edherchildsoshecouldliveafreelifeofasingletwentysomething. Inaccordance
withthistheory,theprosecutionchargedherwithfirstdegreemurder,whichrequirespremeditation. Caseywasalso
charged,inthealternative,withaggravatedmanslaughter,whichleftopenthepossibilitythatshewasresponsibleforthe
death,butthedeathwasstil accidental.
Havingtriedforaconvictionforfirstdegreemurder,whichcarriesthedeathpenaltyinFlorida,theprosecutorslikely
overreached.Becausetheywereunabletoef ectivelyprovethatCaseydeliberatelymurderedCayleetofreeherselfof
theburdensofmotherhood,theprosecutionlikelyalsomadeitdif icultforjurorstodecideonmanslaughter;giventhe
choice,theychoseneither. HadtheprosecutiongoneforthelesserchargeagainstCaseyAnthony,onethatdidnot
requireprovingpremeditationandthusrequiredamotivethatmayhaveseemedonlyavaguehypothesis,thejurorsmight
havebeenmorewil ingtoconvictherbasedonthephysicalevidence.
Thevastmajorityofcriminalcasesendnotinjuryverdicts,butinpleabargainagreementsbetweenprosecutorsand
defenseat orneys.Inmanycaseswhereapleabargaincannotbereached,itrepresentsafailurebyoneofthesides.
Whilenooneyetknowswhetherornotbothsidesat emptedtoreachapleadeal,itiseasytosurmisethatthe
prosecution,respondingtopublicangeroverthecasestokedbyprofessionalwitchhunterslikeNancyGrace,maynot
haveof eredapleabargaintoCaseyAnthonyandinsteadpursuedafirstdegreemurdercasethattheycouldnothopeto
prove.
AVSCriminalLaw @ 2011
Americalovesitssalaciouscriminaltrials,whetherCaseyAnthony,O.J.SimpsonorScot Peterson,butintheendCNN
andFoxNewsdonotconvictpeopleofcrimes.Juriesdo,basedontheevidencethatisconstitutional ypermissibleto
present.WhetherornotCaseyAnthonykil edherdaughter,itisthejuryalonethatmakesthatdecisionandnotNancy
Grace. Awomanwhoclaimsthat"thedevilisdancinginthestreet"basedontheverdictandfeelsfittoat ackthe
characterofthejurorsbasedontheirdecisiondeservesnosayintheprocess.Herheartandmindbelongnotintwenty
firstcenturyAmerica,butinSpainduringtheInquisitionorSalemduringitswitchtrials.
JusticeforCaylee!:
ThecommonrefrainafterthenotguiltyverdictwasannouncedwasthattherewasnojusticeforCayleeAnthony. Itseems
likeanicesentiment,butit'sadangerousone.Ittreatsjusticelikeacommoditythatcanbetraded,boughtorbargained
awaylikepreciousmetalsortradingcards.
Justiceisnotameanstoanend,valuedonwhetherornotitachieveswhatoneconsidersthedesiredresult. Justicedoes
notserveeitherthevictimsofthecrimesortheaccused. Itisagoodinitself,notgoodbecauseofwhatitachieves.Ifyou
believethatCaseyAnthonydidkil Caylee,andthereisamplereasontodoso,thenherkil erwasgivenatrialinwhichthe
prosecutionsubmit edal oftheconstitutional ypermissibleevidence,andthatevidencewasevaluatedbyajuryofher
peerswithoutanyevidenceofmisconduct.
ThatCaseyAnthonywasnotconvictedofmurderdoesnotmat er.Theactualverdictisirrelevant:Justicewasserved.
AnthonySalernoandJeremyRossareCriminalLawyersinLosAngeles,associatedwithSalerno&Associates;the
LosAngelesCriminallawFirmhasthathandlednumeroushighprofileandcelebritycases.
By:AnthonySalernoandJeremyRossatavscriminal aw.com
What Were They Thinking?
Why Casey Anthony was found not Guilty of Murder.
ForthefirsttimesincetheO.J.Simpsonverdictbackin1995,themediaareupinarmsoveramurderacquit al.Despite
whatmanyconsideroverwhelmingevidencethatCaseyAnthonymurderedherdaughterCayleeanddisposedofthebody,
thetwelvejurorswhoconsideredtheevidencejudgedhernotguiltyofal thecrimes,withtheexceptionoflyingtopolice
investigators.
ThemediareportingaboutthecaseandCaseyAnthony'svariousmisdeedsmadeaguiltyverdictseemlikeaforegone
conclusion. HeadlineNewsdemagogueNancyGracewouldhaveissuedherthedeathpenaltyandcarriedoutthe
sentenceherself.YettwelvemembersofthepublicdecidedthattheydidnothaveenoughevidencetoconvictCasey
Anthonyofmurderingherdaughter.Sincenoneofthetwelvejurorstowhomal thefactswerepresentedhavespoken
publiclyaboutwhytheyacquit edCaseyAnthony,thereareseveralpossibilitiesastowhythe"TotMom"wil gofree.
CaseyAnthonyandtheCSIEffect:
Theaveragememberofthepublicgetsagoodamountoftheirlegalknowledgefromtelevision.Thankstocopshows,
eventhosewhohaveneverbeenarrestedcanrecitetheMirandawarnings.DavidE.Kel eydramashavemadepeople
thinksoflawyersasconsummateshowmenpronetograndstandingincourtrooms,whileinmostcasestheyaredryand
methodical. Andoverthepastdecade,thetremendouslypopularCSIserieshaveconditionedthepublictoexpect
defendantstobeprovenguiltybeyondareasonabledoubtthankstoirrefutableDNAevidence.
ThiswasrecentlyanissueintheNewYorkCity"rapecops"case,inwhichoneof icerwasaccusedofrapingadrunk
womanwhiletheotheronestoodguard.Despiteclearwitnesstestimonyastowhathappenedthatnight,theprosecution
didnotpresentanyphysical,scientificbasedevidencetobolstertheircase,eventhoughnoneseemednecessary.The
defensetheorywasn'tthattheoneof icerdidn'thavesexwithher;theargumentratherwasthatitwasconsensual.Stil ,
jurorslateradmit edthatdespitebelievingthatthecopswereguilty,theycouldnotissueaverdictofguiltybeyonda
reasonabledoubtbecauseofthelackofDNAevidence,evenwhenDNAevidencewasabsolutelyirrelevanttothecase.
ItispossiblethatthejurorsintheCaseyAnthonycasemadethesamedecision.Theprosecutiondidnothaveanydirect
physicalevidencetyingCaseyAnthonytoherdaughter'sdeath,andthephysicalevidencethattheydidpresentmayhave
beenconsideredtoonovelanduntestedtobereliable. ThatCayleeAnthony'sbodywasfoundmonthsaftershehadgone
missingandhaddecomposedsignificantlywasundoubtedlyabenefittothedefense;anyphysicalevidencethatmayhave
beenfoundifthebodywerediscoveredearlierhaddeteriorated.
AVSCriminalLaw @ 2011
WitnessfortheProsecution:
OneofthemostfamousAgathaChristiemysteriesis"WitnessfortheProsecution,"inwhichadevotedwifetestifies
againstherhusbandformurderthenal owsherselftobecompleteddiscreditedonthewitnessstand,thussowingenough
doubtthatherhusband,whomsheknowsisguilty,wil beacquit ed.
Themysteryreliesontheassumptionthatinacasewherenoneofthewitnessesarebelievable,thejurywil natural y
reachaconclusionofnotguilty.Uncertaintyandconfusionfavorthedefense,evenwhenthedefenseisresponsiblefor
thatuncertaintyandconfusion.
TheCaseyAnthonytrialcertainlyhadenoughofthat,delvingintoastrangedynamicamongtheAnthonyfamilythatwould
notbeoutofplaceinaTennesseeWil iamsmelodrama.ThedefenseneverpresentedevidencethatGeorgeAnthony
molestedhisdaughter,aspromisedintheopeningstatement,buttheconflictingstoriesandoddbehaviorbywitnesses
likelyonlyhelpedthedefense.ThejurorsdidnotneedtobelieveanyofCaseyAnthony'svariousexplanationsforher
daughter'sdisappearance.Theyjusthadtodisbelieveeveryoneelse,whicheachmemberoftheAnthonyfamilywho
testifiedmadeitveryeasytodo.
WhyDidSheDoIt? MurderOneorManslaughter.:
ThevariousmediaaccountshavecondemnedCaseyAnthonyasaterriblemotherwhowantedtofreeherselffromthe
burdenofraisingasmal childandkil edherchildsoshecouldliveafreelifeofasingletwentysomething. Inaccordance
withthistheory,theprosecutionchargedherwithfirstdegreemurder,whichrequirespremeditation. Caseywasalso
charged,inthealternative,withaggravatedmanslaughter,whichleftopenthepossibilitythatshewasresponsibleforthe
death,butthedeathwasstil accidental.
Havingtriedforaconvictionforfirstdegreemurder,whichcarriesthedeathpenaltyinFlorida,theprosecutorslikely
overreached.Becausetheywereunabletoef ectivelyprovethatCaseydeliberatelymurderedCayleetofreeherselfof
theburdensofmotherhood,theprosecutionlikelyalsomadeitdif icultforjurorstodecideonmanslaughter;giventhe
choice,theychoseneither. HadtheprosecutiongoneforthelesserchargeagainstCaseyAnthony,onethatdidnot
requireprovingpremeditationandthusrequiredamotivethatmayhaveseemedonlyavaguehypothesis,thejurorsmight
havebeenmorewil ingtoconvictherbasedonthephysicalevidence.
Thevastmajorityofcriminalcasesendnotinjuryverdicts,butinpleabargainagreementsbetweenprosecutorsand
defenseat orneys.Inmanycaseswhereapleabargaincannotbereached,itrepresentsafailurebyoneofthesides.
Whilenooneyetknowswhetherornotbothsidesat emptedtoreachapleadeal,itiseasytosurmisethatthe
prosecution,respondingtopublicangeroverthecasestokedbyprofessionalwitchhunterslikeNancyGrace,maynot
haveof eredapleabargaintoCaseyAnthonyandinsteadpursuedafirstdegreemurdercasethattheycouldnothopeto
prove.
AVSCriminalLaw @ 2011
Americalovesitssalaciouscriminaltrials,whetherCaseyAnthony,O.J.SimpsonorScot Peterson,butintheendCNN
andFoxNewsdonotconvictpeopleofcrimes.Juriesdo,basedontheevidencethatisconstitutional ypermissibleto
present.WhetherornotCaseyAnthonykil edherdaughter,itisthejuryalonethatmakesthatdecisionandnotNancy
Grace. Awomanwhoclaimsthat"thedevilisdancinginthestreet"basedontheverdictandfeelsfittoat ackthe
characterofthejurorsbasedontheirdecisiondeservesnosayintheprocess.Herheartandmindbelongnotintwenty
firstcenturyAmerica,butinSpainduringtheInquisitionorSalemduringitswitchtrials.
JusticeforCaylee!:
ThecommonrefrainafterthenotguiltyverdictwasannouncedwasthattherewasnojusticeforCayleeAnthony. Itseems
likeanicesentiment,butit'sadangerousone.Ittreatsjusticelikeacommoditythatcanbetraded,boughtorbargained
awaylikepreciousmetalsortradingcards.
Justiceisnotameanstoanend,valuedonwhetherornotitachieveswhatoneconsidersthedesiredresult. Justicedoes
notserveeitherthevictimsofthecrimesortheaccused. Itisagoodinitself,notgoodbecauseofwhatitachieves.Ifyou
believethatCaseyAnthonydidkil Caylee,andthereisamplereasontodoso,thenherkil erwasgivenatrialinwhichthe
prosecutionsubmit edal oftheconstitutional ypermissibleevidence,andthatevidencewasevaluatedbyajuryofher
peerswithoutanyevidenceofmisconduct.
ThatCaseyAnthonywasnotconvictedofmurderdoesnotmat er.Theactualverdictisirrelevant:Justicewasserved.
AnthonySalernoandJeremyRossareCriminalLawyersinLosAngeles,associatedwithSalerno&Associates;the
LosAngelesCriminallawFirmhasthathandlednumeroushighprofileandcelebritycases.
By:AnthonySalernoandJeremyRossatavscriminal aw.com
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