Anthonys Hopeful Death Penalty Wouldn't Be Imposed

by oviedo45 Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:20 pm

Sources Say Family Surprised, Not Surprised Over Monday's News

POSTED: 4:20 pm EDT April 15,
2009
UPDATED: 5:59 pm EDT April 15,
2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- After
speaking with a number of sources from within the Anthony camp, the
family is in shock but not completely surprised at this week's decision
by prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony.They're
resigned to seeing the process through to the finish. The Anthony
family is also hopeful that, even if Casey Anthony is convicted, that
the death penalty will not be imposed.The Anthonys' spokesman
e-mailed a statement to WESH 2 News: "The state's decision to seek the
death penalty will not change the support and love the Anthonys have
for Casey."Casey Anthony is at the Orange County Jail charged with
first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.The
attorney for Lee Anthony, Casey's brother, said he did not expect the
state attorney's office to make this move given the evidence that's
been made public. He described what his client is going through."He
is probably in shock and horror as is the rest of his family that the
state is prosecuting the case to this level," Thomas Luka said.Luka
is a former prosecutor who has tried a death penalty case. He's
expecting it to take up to two months just to pick a jury now that it's
a death penalty case. That would be twice the amount of time
prosecutors originally estimated the entire trial would last.