Casey Anthony Research Paper

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On July 5, 2011 Casey Anthony receives a “Not Guilty” verdict. The evidence and testimony against Casey Anthony heavily enforces her guilt. The only thing she was got penalized for was four 1-year sentences for four counts of providing law enforcement with false info. The fact that a child killer can get off with only 4 years for something unrelated is disgusting and a slap in the face of justice. The overwhelming amount of evidence for her guilt makes a strong case against her. On July 15, 2008 Cindy Anthony, Casey’s mother, reports Caylee Anthony to be missing for weeks. On December 11, 2008 Caylee’s skeletal remains are found in a trash bag in a wooded area near the family’s home. Medical examiners initially ruled the death as a homicide due to duct tape on the child’s mouth. It was later ruled as “death by undetermined means”. Her trial lasted six weeks from May to July 2011. The verdict, as said earlier, …show more content…
This is actually the only thing Casey was convicted for. As previously stated, she received four 1-year misdemeanor charges for lying to police. “A day after Caylee was reported missing in July 2008, Anthony was interviewed by police and told them several lies. She lied about working at the Universal Studios theme park, about leaving her daughter with a non-existent nanny named Zanny, about leaving the girl with friends and about receiving a phone call from her.” (PoliceOne) An argument against Casey's guilt would be “All evidence is purely circumstantial and pointless conjecture from the defense. She could have been framed.” This is a very weak argument, given all the DNA tests showing human decay in Casey's trunk. Another reason would be Casey's multiple lies to the police. They were not out of panic, but rather to avert attention from the police on her. There were also online searches for “chloroform” and “foolproof suffocation” what other means would Casey have for such
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