How Casey Anthony Could Have Been Convicted - Business Insider

by mom_in_il Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:34 pm

How Casey Anthony Could Have Been Convicted
Evan Britton, ResourceWebs | Jul. 11, 2011, 10:44 AM

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Like many of us, I followed the Casey Anthony trial closely. HLN had great coverage and cameras being allowed in the courtroom added another level of intrigue to the case. After watching the case, hearing the expert analysis, and learning from the jury - I think it is pretty clear how Casey Anthony could have been convicted. And I think that when the media continues to analyze the case, they aren't focused on the most important thing.

In interviews, the jurors continue to say that they couldn't convict because they don't know how Caylee was killed. The prosecution focused a lot of effort and time on trying to prove how she was killed with the "how to make chloroform" searches along with analysis of the duct tape that was found on Caylee's skull. All of this evidence was circumstantial, and the more the prosecution focused on it - the more confused the jurors got.

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