In about 1 hour, closing arguments will begin in the final day of the Casey Anthony murder trial. It has been more than 3 years since Caylee Anthony was last seen and the mystery of what happened to this little girl is still a mystery.
The prosecution did nothing more than present their theory and the defense's theory, although overly dramatic and worthy of a Hollywood scriptwriter, was more unbelievable.
The defense proved nothing that they claimed and they did not technically need to.
The burden of proof was on the prosecution and from day one of this tragedy, the public opinion tried and convicted Casey of wrong-doing but honestly, where is the concrete smoking gun?
The smell of death in her car trunk, her behavior in the 31 days following Caylee last being seen and computer searches for "chloroform" of which high levels were found in her trunk are not proof of a crime.
Caylee's remains and the fact that the area her body was dumped in was under water for some time and removed any forensics that might have tied Casey to the crime only hurt the prosecution's case.
Was Casey negligent of child neglect? Maybe.
Was Casey guilty of giving false statements to police? Most definitely.
Did Casey murder Caylee? Although most of the country who has followed this case believes that she did, there really is no proof.
Could Casey be acquitted of murder charges? Quite possibly.
Will she go home with Cindy and George and go on with life like nothing happened? In the Anthony family, denial runs strong so my answer is yes. After all, if Casey is acquitted of murder, that means that the state of Florida did not prove her case so then she must be innocent, right?
Denial runs strong in the Anthony family. Denial and enabling and dysfunction.
I will be back later with a wrap-up of the closing arguments. Judge Belvin Perry warned both sides that their closing arguments must not contain anything but facts. Guess it is going to be a short day in court.
The prosecution did nothing more than present their theory and the defense's theory, although overly dramatic and worthy of a Hollywood scriptwriter, was more unbelievable.
The defense proved nothing that they claimed and they did not technically need to.
The burden of proof was on the prosecution and from day one of this tragedy, the public opinion tried and convicted Casey of wrong-doing but honestly, where is the concrete smoking gun?
The smell of death in her car trunk, her behavior in the 31 days following Caylee last being seen and computer searches for "chloroform" of which high levels were found in her trunk are not proof of a crime.
Caylee's remains and the fact that the area her body was dumped in was under water for some time and removed any forensics that might have tied Casey to the crime only hurt the prosecution's case.
Was Casey negligent of child neglect? Maybe.
Was Casey guilty of giving false statements to police? Most definitely.
Did Casey murder Caylee? Although most of the country who has followed this case believes that she did, there really is no proof.
Could Casey be acquitted of murder charges? Quite possibly.
Will she go home with Cindy and George and go on with life like nothing happened? In the Anthony family, denial runs strong so my answer is yes. After all, if Casey is acquitted of murder, that means that the state of Florida did not prove her case so then she must be innocent, right?
Denial runs strong in the Anthony family. Denial and enabling and dysfunction.
I will be back later with a wrap-up of the closing arguments. Judge Belvin Perry warned both sides that their closing arguments must not contain anything but facts. Guess it is going to be a short day in court.
I believe there was enough circumstantial evidence to wring little Ms. Casey's neck. I think the prosecution did a pretty good job proving their case; even if there is no smoking gun (or smothering pillow or deep swimming pool, etc, etc. Love your blog and how you blogged so often.
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