The Casey Anthony Trial: Nothing but the Truth? - Criminal Report Daily

The Casey Anthony Trial: Nothing but the Truth?
June 24, 2011

[ By Dr. Kenneth J. Ryan, a criminologist at California State University. ]

Excerpt:

In every American courtroom witnesses are sworn to an oath before questioning and, in some variant or another, all promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. The progress of the Casey Anthony trial thus far has put the oath itself on trial and stretched thin its meaning.

In a trial that has focused on the bizarre, deceptive conduct of the defendant, allegedly to conceal the murder of her daughter, recent discoveries suggest that Casey Anthony may have lied not only to family, friends, the police, press and general public, but also to her attorney regarding the death of her daughter. The tale of Caylee Anthony’s drowning in the family swimming pool remarkably parallels that of the defendant’s tragic jail cellmate whilst locked up several years ago. Nevertheless, Casey Anthony telling teary lies has become so commonplace that it is rarely news anymore and we greet each new slander with a shrug. But what of the other courtroom players?

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