Did Casey Anthony Get Away With Murder?

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - After a televised trial that gripped many Americans, a jury on Tuesday found Casey Anthony not guilty of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee, whose remains were found in woods near her Florida home.

The verdict surprised many legal analysts and commentators and spared the 25-year-old from a possible death penalty, which prosecutors planned to seek if Anthony had been found guilty as charged of first-degree murder.

Anthony initially told police that Caylee had been kidnapped by a nanny, triggering a nationwide search. Six months later the child's skeletal remains were found with duct tape dangling from her skull.

Prosecutors said Anthony smothered her daughter with the tape in June 2008, drove around for several days with the body in her car trunk and then dumped the remains in the woods.

In court the defense argued that the child died in an accidental drowning. "Casey did not murder Caylee. It's that simple," defense attorney Jose Baez told reporters after the verdict was announced

State Attorney Lawson Lamar praised prosecutors' efforts and conceded that their circumstantial case was not enough to remove reasonable doubt for jurors.

"We're disappointed with the verdict today and surprised because we know the facts," Lamar said.

"This was a dry bones case, very, very difficult to prove. The delay in recovering little Caylee's remains worked to our considerable disadvantage."

The jury also found Anthony not guilty of aggravated child abuse or aggravated manslaughter of a child.

Anthony was found guilty of four counts of providing false information to a law enforcement officer, a misdemeanor charge that carries a maximum of one year in jail per count. She will be sentenced on Thursday.

Anthony sobbed after the jury's finding was read, and finally broke into a broad smile after the proceedings ended, hugging the defense team.

"I'm ecstatic for (Casey) and I want her to be able to grieve and to grow and somehow get her life back together," defense attorney Baez said outside the court.

The jurors deliberated for nearly 11 hours over two days, taking nearly six hours on Monday with no break for the U.S. Independence Day holiday, before reaching the verdict.

The trial lasted for seven weeks and caught the attention of much of the nation, with curiosity fed by live coverage of testimony on cable news.

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[cbacc1]

is he a democrat or republican?

[billyblackattacks]

@cbacc1 who me? Im neither

[dmann16xs]

Right from the top you admit you didn't really follow the case, so you really shouldn't do a video and talk about what you dont really know about

[billyblackattacks]

@dmann16xs no, case and point Im looking at it as an outsider so I dont get details muddied up and bring my emotions into it. the video is more about dealing with the fucked up system or just killing everyone

[SugarCoatedSuicide96]

I agree with most of this video but one thing I don't agree with is just killing everyone who was believed to commit a crime. Because, in retrospect, even though a lot of the people that are convicted of a crime or felony are guilty, some of them are completely or at least partially innocent.

Casey Anthony, to me, was, even though she was prooven innocent, a horrible mother. I mean, who let's their child drown in a fucking pool?

[billyblackattacks]

@SugarCoatedSuicide96 even tho I would probably do that in a world where I was god, for purposes of this video it was meant as a way of conveying the extreme. because people want to kill her now more than ever, so shouldnt we just kill them all?

[sandyfishgirl]

@cherokeedoll1 - AGREE 100 %. Just because 12 idiots from Pinellas County did not have the common sense to see her for what she is - does NOT mean that she is innocent. Furthermore, Casey Anthony does not deserve the privilege to post her new video diary on youtube. If she wants to post videos on the Internet, let her get her own website. She is a psycopath and a narcissistic to say the least.

[sandyfishgirl]

@cbacc1 Since you asked. I am more conservative than liberal and I think she is guilty as sin. Just because 12 idiots from Pinellas County did not have the common sense to see her for what she is - does NOT mean that she is innocent. Furthermore, Casey Anthony does not deserve the privilege to post her new video diary on youtube. If she wants to post videos on the Internet, let her get her own website. She is a psycopath and a narcissistic to say the least.

[sandyfishgirl]

Just because 12 idiots from Pinellas County did not have the common sense to see her for what she is - does NOT mean that she is innocent. Furthermore, Casey Anthony does not deserve the privilege to post videos on youtube. Her new 'diary'. If she wants to post videos on the Internet, let her get her own website.

[CrystalRarey]

Kill em all & let God sort them out LMAO!

[181erob]

First off, it was her. For sure. However, there was not rock - solid evidence, so I believe that the jury made the correct decision. What I think happened was that she would drug Caylee every time she wanted to go to a rager, and finally, Caylee's young body could no longer take it. Casey got scared and tried to shut the whole thing up. Her parents found out and decided to help. That's likely all there is to it, but I guess we'll never know for sure.

[ColbyMcIntyre124]

there is this woman who is 35 and shes calling me a skank, a loser, and a worker of the devil

her user is kristieclarify she says that casey anthony was inoocent! message her and giver her a peace of your mind!!!

[MrBabycarrots]

the court simply did not have enough evidence.. besides i believe it was her grandfather

[blahblahblahman]

Dude you have very shifty eyes...that's a bit creepy. Or maybe you simply have nystagmus.

[LetsGetHighOnMorris]

I recommend everyone here and especially Billy Black to watch a movie called Natural Born Killers. You probably have already seen it but it comes mind when I read the comments on this video.

[brindlebriar]

@ManlyMcManlyMan no but long ass hair and a long ass beard ARE