Casey anthony trial statements

Blood might have been found from the decomposition of the remains in the trunk among the fluids released, if there was a hole in the bags the prosecution claimed the remains were wrapped in. The examiner also described the lack of conclusive DNA evidence on the duct tape found on the remains.

The trial continued with testimony from forensic pathologist Werner Spitz, author of what many consider to be the authoritative text on medicolegal death investigation. One reason to place duct tape on the skull at that point might be to hold the jawbone on while the body is moved.

That plant evidence, therefore, does not suggest the body was there for six months, as the prosecution alleges—however, it also does not exclude the possibility. After this, a session was cancelled by Judge Perry after arguments between attorneys and a scramble on the part of the defense to produce a witness after their first two were rejected.

The next session was expected to be short. This witness explained the chloroform they found in the trunk was surprising in a location like that, and that he and Vass were unable to find an explanation for its presence in the test.

As the trial continued quite a bit forensically was introduced. A chemist testified that the air samples from the car contained mostly gasoline, and that the other chemicals were not positively associated with decomposition because other natural sources exist.

A forensic geologist discussed soil samples from shoes taken from the Anthony home, saying no evidence was present linking any of the shoes to the site where the remains were found—however, such soil evidence can easily fall off, so this lack means little. A toxicologist explained that the hair mass found with the remains did not show evidence of drugs, but that it was not tested for chloroform.

Still more witnesses testified about chloroform and hair samples. For more information on the forensics from the trial go here. There was some discussion of her records from work, however, which showed she was working at the time the searches were made, so it was up to the jury whether they found her testimony convincing.

The motion was filed, and Perry immediately had Anthony examined by three psychologists. He announced that, having reviewed the reports of the experts, Anthony was competent and the trial would continue. The defense claimed he found the body far earlier and moved it to its final location to get a reward, a claim which he denied on the stand.

They had a difficult time proving this history, however, as the only witness who connected Anthony to any molestation was her ex-fiancee, and his testimony was not allowed by Judge Perry.

This opened the door for the prosecution to bring in his suicide note as evidence during rebuttal, and that is exactly what they did. On June 30th, the defense in the Casey Anthony trial rested its case, and July 1st the prosecution began its rebuttal, expecting to finish by the end of the day.

Perry declared there would be no court on July 2nd, and closing statements would be made on Sunday July 3rd, allowing the jury to begin deliberation by the holiday. They argued that the defense theory of the case—that Caylee died in an accidental drowning covered up by her grandfather—was illogical. On July 5th, they pick up where they left off after six hours the day before. They found her guilty of the four counts of giving False Information to Law Enforcement with which she was charged, but not guilty of the murder and child abuse counts.

While the defense rested Thursday, experts said defense attorneys may have left lingering questions and failed to deliver on promises they made at the outset to explain how the toddler died. Casey Anthony did not take the stand and the defense did not present concrete evidence that Caylee wasn't killed, but accidentally drowned.

Her attorneys also never produced any witnesses bolstering the claim made in opening statements that Anthony had acted without apparent remorse in the weeks after her daughter's death because she had been molested by her father as a child, resulting in emotional problems. Instead, their day case primarily focused on poking holes in the prosecution's contention that Anthony killed Caylee in June by covering her mouth with duct tape. Prosecutors said the woman dumped Caylee's body in the woods near her parents' home and then resumed her life of partying and shopping.

The prosecutors' case relied on circumstantial and forensic evidence, and it did have holes. They had no witnesses who saw the killing or saw Casey Anthony with her daughter's body. And there was no certain proof that the child suffocated. The defense said in its opening statement that Caylee drowned and that her grandfather George Anthony, a former police officer, helped cover up the death by making it look like a homicide and dumping the body near their home, where it was found by a meter reader six months later.

George Anthony has vehemently denied any involvement in Caylee's death, the disposal of her body or molesting his daughter, Casey. The defense's final witnesses Thursday included Krystal Holloway, a woman who claims she had an affair with George Anthony that began after Caylee disappeared. She said he told her in November that Caylee's death was 'an accident that snowballed out of control.

They also recalled George Anthony to ask if he had supplied duct tape he used to put up posters of his granddaughter when she was missing. He said he couldn't remember. Judge Perry Jr. The trial began on May 24, , with the opening statements.

In their opening statement, the prosecution declares that Casey used duct tape to suffocate young Caylee. They also accused George Anthony of sexually molesting Casey as a child. The defense said for that reason she had a habit of hiding things that affected her emotionally but had no proof to back up this accusation. The prosecution called George Anthony as their first witness.

He denied ever sexually abusing his daughter or covering up the death of Caylee. Baez questioned whether Roy Kronk, who found the remains, actually removed them from somewhere else. The prosecution called various friends and family of Casey Anthony to testify about her fabricated stories. The defense had no evidence to prove that he did sexually abuse Casey. Then, on June 6, Dr. Arpad Vass, from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, testified that he used a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer to try and find signs of human decomposition.

The traces did not give an exact amount, but the level did not appear to be large. This new found evidence supported the accusation that Casey had injected Caylee with chloroform to make her sleep while Casey partied. Instead of making her sleep, it killed her. Four days later, medical examiners stated that the death had to be ruled a homicide because of the delay in reporting the disappearance, the fact the body was hidden, and the existence of duct tape that was on the remains.

That gives evidence, yes, but she still convinced jurors she did not know how the child died. After all the relevant evidence was given the prosecution team rests its case. She could have gone anywhere. I had mentioned that when telling a story the person should be using past tense language.

An exception to that rule is when talking about a missing person. Family members want to believe their missing loved one is alive and well. Therefore, when the person first disappears they will always talk about him or her using present tense language.

When a family member talks about the missing person using past tense language they are revealing to us that they know the person is dead. Four times Casey refers to Caylee in the past tense. This is a strong indication Casey knows Cayless is dead. Many missing child cases are solved by listening to the verb tenses. In talking about Caylee's whereabouts, Casey states, "I have perspective ideas of maybe where she could go. All indications are Casey Anthony is telling a multitude of lies.

She knows what happened to her daughter Caylee and she knows her daughter is dead. On December 11, , the bones of a child were found in the vicinity of Casey Anthony's residence.

The Medical Examiner has ruled the death of Caylee as a homicide. There was no indication as to how Caylee died. During opening statements, Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, told the jury that Caylee drowned on June 16, in the family pool. Casey Anthony panicked and did not call This means Anthony knew what happened to her daughter. We already knew that because of her statements, "I have no clue" and her use of the past tense in referring to Caylee.

Casey's attorney told the jury that Caylee drowned in the family pool on June 16, If that is true, then how is it possible that Casey talked to her daughter on the phone on July 15, ? That is what she told the operator. Although he told the jury the evidence will show that Caylee drowned in the family pool, Jose Baez never presented any evidence to support his claim.

On July 5, , the jury in Casey Anthony's trial acquitted her of murdering her daughter Caylee. They did find her guilty of lying to the police. Based on her language, we already knew she was lying. Many people are outraged she was found not guilty of murder and they should be. The evidence was there to prove she was involved in Caylee's death. The jurors are not talking about their decision but when they do talk what you will hear will be something like, "I think she probably did it but the State failed to prove it.

However, the reality is this makes no sense. If a juror believes Casey committed this crime or that Casey is not innocent, then apparently the prosecution did prove she was guilty. It sometimes seems that jurors do not take their common sense with them into the jury room when deliberating.

Common sense and life experiences are a big part of deliberation. However, in this age of CSI crime shows jurors want hard evidence and do not want to convict someone on circumstantial evidence. There is one other group that contributed to Casey's acquittal. I worked in the judicial system for 26 years. One thing that I noticed was the longer the prosecution took to present their case, the more it favored the defense. When you put on a trial that lasts for five, eight or ten weeks, you are shooting yourself in the foot.

Jurors are human beings. They forget some of the evidence that was presented early in the trial. They get tired of sitting there week after week and it is usually the prosecution that keeps them there. The defense generally puts on very little evidence.

This is because first, the defense does not have to prove anything. Secondly, most defendants are guilty so there is very little if no evidence that can exonerate them. In most trials, the prosecution should be able to wrap things up in a couple of weeks.

They continually fail to learn that more is not better. That is what we saw in the O. Simpson trial, the Michael Jackson trial and now in the Casey Anthony trial. However, in the trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich the prosecution finally wised up. In Blagojevich's first trial, the jury was deadlock on 23 counts.