Grand Jury Indictments

Indictments

Post by oviedo45 on Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:46 pm
/ The first count is for first-degree murder, a capital offense that is
punishable by the death penalty. (State Attorney Lawson Lamar, however,
did not say specifically he would seek execution, if Casey Anthony is
convicted. He took no questions.)

This charge alleges that Casey Anthony caused the death of Caylee “from
a premeditated design” between June 15 and July 16. Those dates
correspond to the last time Caylee was seen and when she was reported
missing. The indictment offers no other information on how, why or when.

/ Count two is aggravated child abuse. This alleges that between the
same dates Casey Anthony “did knowingly or willfully…causes great
bodily harm, permanent disfigurement or permanent disability to Caylee
Marie Anthony…by intentionally inflicting physical injury…or by
intentionally committing an act or actively encouraging another person
to commit an act which could reasonably expected to result in physical
injury.”

Count three is aggravated manslaughter of a child. This count alleges
that Casey Anthony caused Caylee’s death by failing to provide “the
care, supervision and services necessary to maintain Caylee Marie
Anthony’s physical and mental health” or that she did not make “a
reasonable effort” to protect Caylee from someone else abuses,
neglecting or exploiting her.

Counts four through seven are all “providing false information to a law
enforcement officer.” Each count lists a time when Casey Anthony is
alleged to have lied to investigators about Caylee. Count four says she
lied to Orange County Sheriff’s Office Detective Yuri Melich when she
said she worked at Universal Studios in 2008. Count five alleges she
lied to Melich when she said she left Caylee with a woman named Zenaida
Gonzalez. Count six alleges she lied to Melich when she said she told
two former Universal Studios employees that Caylee was missing. And
count seven alleges Anthony lied to Melich when she said she received
phone call from Caylee on July 15.