Casey Anthony Murder Trial: Prosecution Lays out Case for Death Penalty

CRIMESIDER: Casey Anthony Murder Trial: Prosecution Lays out Case for Death Penalty

Posted by Carlin DeGuerin Miller

May 14, 2010 3:32 PM

Excerpt:

ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS/WKMG) In a disturbing twist on a top 5 list, the prosecutors in the Casey Anthony murder trial laid out their justifications Thursday for seeking the death penalty against the young mother accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, in 2008.

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Two of the factors seem easy to confirm: that the victim was younger than 12 and that she was in the custody of her mother at the time she was killed. While Caylee was clearly 2-years-old at the time of her death, the whereabouts of Caylee at the time of her death are disputed by the defense. Anthony claims she left Caylee with a babysitter.

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