Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Witness for the Prosecution

Cindy Anthony will be back on the stand today after a two day break due to the Memorial Day holiday. Saturday's testimony was visibly upsetting for Cindy Anthony who broke down several times when asked to identify pictures of Caylee's bed, playhouse and toys.

Imagine being Cindy or George Anthony who have been called as witnesses for the prosecution who is trying to prove their case against their daughter Casey. They have lost their granddaughter Caylee who was no doubt the joy of their lives. Their only daughter Casey is accused of her death.

Cindy has already testified that she believed Casey had a job, a nanny called Zanny and only a few weeks ago, stopped looking for the mysterious "Zanny the Nanny". Her heart is broken, she feels betrayed and as a parent I can only imagine how horrible her life has been the past few years since Caylee disappeared and was later found dead.

When your adult children disappoint you, it usually makes you re-examine your parenting. Many parents feel guilt but honestly many parents are too hard on themselves. If you feel guilt, you probably are not deserving of it. Although I am not a fan of any of the Anthony's, I do feel for Cindy Anthony. At times, it feels like this woman is being unfairly tortured by the testimony.

As I am waiting for the morning testimony to begin, it was just announced that the judge has allowed Lee Anthony to sit in the courtroom while testimony continues even though he has not yet testified. This is highly unusual as witnesses are not normally allowed to be in the courtroom until they have testified. This could be a reason for Jose Baez to call for a mistrial even though Lee, like other witnesses, has been deposed and if he tries to change his testimony, the defense will be able to object.

The morning testimony is about to begin with Cindy Anthony back on the stand. Updates later. 


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