The jury found Anthony not guilty of the lesser charges of second degree murder and felony third degree murder. According to Judge Belvin Perry, Jr.'s instructions, if the jury were to have found that Caylee's death was caused by Casey Anthony, then they were to consider the circumstances surrounding the death. When it was all over, the jury found Casey guilty of four counts of providing false information to investigators.
Since May 24, Casey Anthony, 25, has been on trial for the murder of her daughter, Caylee, who was almost three at the time of her death. Caylee was last seen alive in June 2008; nearly a month later, Casey's mother, Cindy, called 911 to report the child missing. A six month search finally turned up Caylee's decomposed body with duct tape on her skull.
Prosecutors have alleged that Casey searched the Internet for instructions on how to make home made chloroform, used the chemical to subdue the child, then killed her by putting duct tape over her mouth and nose. Casey's lawyer, Jose Baez, offered a different theory in his opening arguments: Caylee accidentally drowned in a pool and Casey's father, George, disposed of the body. Weeks of testimony from forensic scientists led to closing arguments over the weekend.[/p]
Shocking. Simply shocking. Her little girl is dead and she just continued to lie about it. At least she got a guilty verdict for lying to police which then makes its hard to believe that she had nothing to do with her daughters disappearance and murder. Regardless the trial is over and this is the justice that the jury had decided to deliver for little Caylee.
