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On December 19, the remains were confirmed to be those of Caylee Anthony. With prosecutors seeking the death penalty, the trial of Anthony began in June , three years after the disappearance of her daughter, Caylee. Cable news channels broadcast the trial live, and Anthony, Caylee and the rest of the family dominated the news. The prosecution painted a picture of Anthony as a promiscuous party girl, unconcerned with her missing daughter, and responsible for her murder. A website about the toxic chemical chloroform had been searched on the Anthonys' home computer a search that Cindy took responsibility for on the stand and chloroform was found in the trunk of Anthony's car.
Anthony's defense, led by Jose Baez, with co-attorney Cheney Mason working pro bono, told a very different story. Baez shocked the courtroom when he said during his opening statements that George had in fact sexually abused Anthony, beginning when she was 8 years old — and that her brother Lee had made sexual advances towards her as well.
A paternity test showed that neither Lee nor George Anthony was Caylee's father. Anthony was used to covering up her hurt, Baez said. George denied the allegations. On June 30, the defense rested. Anthony herself did not take the stand. On July 5, the jury found Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse, citing the mostly circumstantial evidence presented.
Two of the false information counts would later be thrown out in appeals court. Anthony ultimately received credit for time served and good behavior. Having been imprisoned for three years and one day, she was released on July Many in the public and the media were outraged at the not guilty verdict, bringing comparisons to the trial of O.
Simpson in The aftermath of the trial brought about a slew of bills in several states for "Caylee's Law," which would make it a felony for a parent or legal guardian not to report a missing child. According to Mason, Anthony herself has lived a life of seclusion in her Florida home, wary of venturing into public due to festering reactions to the case. The only thing that she has going for her is if you put her on the stand, presumably she breaks down and she cries and the jury will have some sympathy for her," said Jarvis.
She's finally admitting what she did was wrong," Jarvis said. Mary Anne Franks, a University of Miami Law School professor, said that jurors tend to judge young women perceived as bad mothers very harshly.
Anthony's eyes to see if she's telling the truth this time, and to see which image being offered of Ms.
Anthony actually seems to fit, the heartless party girl or the traumatized sex abuse victim," Franks said. Franks said that Anthony's potential testimony about alleged sexual abuse would add even more emotion to a trial that has been packed with gut wrenching testimony from Caylee's grandmother, Cindy Anthony , pictures of Caylee's skeleton and a time lapse video of the decomposing toddler.
On cross-examination, the prosecution could attempt to debunk the abuse claims by asking about explicit details of the abuse, hoping to catch Casey Anthony in a lie. That strategy could also backfire because of the emotions involved, making prosecutors look like a bully, experts said. If jurors feel that Anthony is lying on the stand, it could anger them and hurt Anthony, experts said. The prosecution could still gain from Anthony's testimony. Even if it is emotional, it might not provoke any sympathy.
It's something you do when you have nothing else. It will be the defense conceding they have nothing," said Jarvis. We'll notify you here with news about.
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