Casey Anthony Trial Update: Not guilty verdict in death of daughter Caylee

By: Camille Mann
Topics: Daily Blotter

Casey Anthony in court Tuesday

(CBS/WKMG/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - After deliberating for 10 hours, the jury in the Casey Anthony trial found the Florida mother not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter. She was found guilty of four lesser charges of providing false information to a law enforcement officer.

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Deliberations resumed for a second day Tuesday morning after the jury failed to reach a verdict Monday after 6 hours of deliberating.

The sequestered jury of seven women and five men was chosen from the Tampa Bay area because of exhaustive pretrial media coverage in the Orlando area and have been sequestered in an Orlando hotel. They listened to 33 days of testimony and another two days of closing arguments.

The prosecution had claimed that Anthony suffocated her daughter with duct tape. The defense said Caylee accidentally drowned.

48 Hours Mystery's special on the verdict, Casey Anthony: Judgment Day, will air tonight at 10/9 c.

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by jagjcg July 15, 2011 6:12 PM EDT: I was guilty of watching the trial ever day. Casey was guilty of something. I just am like the jury - I don't know what she was guilty of. I do know one thing though. For 70 years I have respected the justice system of the United states and the constitution that it stands on. If anything bad happens to the Anthony family it is going to lay at the feet of the news media who have used this happening to boost rates and built the public into a frenzy. The jury spoke. I may not agree. However - 12 of her peers found her not quilty on the evidence that was presented and we should shut up and respect it.; Reply to this comment


by Dave_Ajieren July 8, 2011 11:15 PM EDT: Here's what I thought was really interesting. From the inception of the trial, every HLN news anchor criticized, judged and condemned Casey in front of millions every hour. They were biased, for no apparent reason, from the start, and wished the 'book would be thrown at Casey.' It's so sad to see that an entire television network could not extend the common courtesy of giving their viewers the opportunity to make a rational decision.; Reply to this comment


by Dave_Ajieren July 8, 2011 11:00 PM EDT: I sincerely symphatize with the family on the loss of Caley (she was only a child,) however, justice was served. Here's what I understand about justice. You don't have to agree with it, but without it, we would have a totally corrupt and uncivilized nation. Those jurors did not ask to be there. They were hand selected by the prosecutors and the defense team. They did the best, just like you would have done if you were in the same circumstance, with what they were given.; Reply to this comment


by George_Vreeland_Hill July 8, 2011 8:00 PM EDT: What I don't get about the Casey Anthony trial is this ...
Casey was found guilty of lying (covering up the crime), but she was found NOT guilty of what she covered up.
I understand reasonable doubt, but there were so many questions that were not answered.
Why did Casey wait 31 days to report her daughter missing?
Why did she lie so much?
What was Casey's dead daughter doing in her car trunk?
(A strand of Caylee's hair was there and a body was in that trunk)
The prosecution did a horrible job and they should never be allowed to work on another case again.
The whole thing is sad and it reeks.
There was more than enough evidence to convict.
I wonder if Casey had friends on the jury.

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by singlemom7674 July 7, 2011 4:50 PM EDT

My question would be, Why Casey Anthony???? Why did the Media target her? Why make her a celebrity??? She is just a regular person like everyone else. There are cases just like this all over america, why did the media chose this one young lady to target?????

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by Dave_Ajieren July 8, 2011 10:53 PM EDT: I totally agree with you. The media has a unique way of seducing people to react the exact way they want. At the end of the day, this is just news (ratings) to them. If the people out there could only begin to gain insight and discernment.


by caryc July 6, 2011 1:07 PM EDT: Are you outraged(or?!) @ Casey A's verdict?!
Remember that there is injustice in this world....all around.It reminds me of the "Where's Maddie" missing lil girl thing (media hype even tho it's real). Children&animals (and spouses et al) are abused every day...Let us channel our inherent sense of justice into doing/being good, speaking out & doing something about any incidents we be aware of. mmmk?! PEACE; Reply to this comment


by jasestan124 July 6, 2011 8:56 AM EDT: There are cases like this that truly shows why America is one of the most stupid and unfair places to live.A little girl was killed but there are people that are happy about the verdict.This is believable because this wouldnt be the first time our system makes a bias sentence such as this one; Reply to this comment


by maggotbrane July 6, 2011 4:08 AM EDT: I am so sick of hearing about the Casey Anthony trial. I am glad the verdict is in and now the media can focus on the economy and jobs. Many kids are being abused and hurt in this country, devoting so much air-time on one trial is insane. Today's news media is totally useless; every reporter is no longer a journalist, but a pundit. So-called experts run around from TV station to TV station prostituting themselves by offering nothing but pure speculation. I am so glad the Casey Anthony trial is over, but you know what, some where in this country on a court docket another trail is about to begin where a parent is accused of harming his or her child.; Reply to this comment

by md2205 July 6, 2011 12:55 AM EDT

People are justifiably outraged over this verdict. It is important to note that when G-d made the world, He created it with seven laws for man to follow. They are: To believe in one unified G-d, not to blaspheme Him (not to blame Him for our troubles), not to murder, not to kidnap, not to do adultery, not to eat the limb of a living animal, and to set up courts of justice that work. We have fallen short on these objectives and we see the price we pay for it. Because we feel the outrage, we should intensify our efforts to reform what needs change and improve the system. This is what will make our world a better world.

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by cepe10-2009 July 6, 2011 3:48 AM EDT: lol go to any church and you will find many liars, the puritanical judgmental lynch mob type trolls like you are the problem not the cure


by Dgunner July 6, 2011 8:12 AM EDT: cepe- Gos knows the things you wrote are true to a point . Tha is why he said in his letter That"Judgement will begin at yjepulpit and all false prohets will be blotted out.You may have more religion in your geart than you think you have.

by VA_Jill July 5, 2011 7:28 PM EDT

Un-effing-believable.

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by hedsyco July 6, 2011 11:03 AM EDT: Thanks to 12 gutless wonders, the "Justice For Caylee" trial has become 'A Farce In Florida!" These individuals simply ignored everything that pointed to the mother's guilt, and heard only, "she loved her daughter, and was a wonderful mother." In my opinion this jury was as responsible for Caylee's death as was her mother, and for the second time in her short, tragic life, for all intents and purposes, threw Caylee's lifeless body into the woods like so much garbage. Thanks to "A Farce In Florida," there was not, and never will be, "Justice For Caylee."