Casey Anthony found not guilty of first degree murder, has our justice system failed us?

Casey Anthony was found not guilty of 1st degree murder of her daughter Caylee Anthony. The charges against Anthony and their verdict are as follows:

  1. Count One, First Degree Murder - Not Guilty: "The Grand Jurors of the County of Orange, duly called, impaneled and sworn to inquire and true presentment make in and for the body of the County of Orange, upon their oaths do present that CASEY MARIE ANTHONY, between the 15th day of June 2008 and the 16th day of July, 2008, in said County and State, did, in violation of Florida Statute 783.04(1)(a)(1), from a premeditated design to effect the death of CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY, a human being, unlawfully kill CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY."
  2. Count Two, Aggravated Child Abuse - Not Guilty: “And the Grand Jurors of the County of orange, duly called, impaneled and sworn to inquire and true presentment make in and for the body of the County of Orange, upon their oaths do present that CASEY MARIE ANTHONY, between the 15th day of June, 2008 and the 16th day of July, 2008, in said County and State, did knowingly and willfully, in violation of Florida Statute 827.03(2) cause great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement or permanent disability to CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY, a child under 18 years of age, by intentionally inflicting physical injury upon CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY, or by intentionally committing an act or actively encouraging another person to commit an act which could reasonably be expected to result in physical injury to CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY.”
  3. Count Three, Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child - Not Guilty: “And the Grand Jurors of the County of Orange, duly called, impaneled and sworn to inquire and true presentment make in and for the body of the County of Orange, upon their oaths do present that CASEY MARIE ANTHONY, between the 15th day of June, 2008 and the 16th day of July, 2008, in said County and Satate, did willfully or by culpable negligence, in violation of Florida Statites 782.07(3) and 827.0393), while a caregiver to Caylee Marie Anthony, a child under 18 years of age, fail or omit to provide CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY with the care, supervision and services necessary to maintain CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY’S physical and metal health, or fail to make a reasonable effort to protect CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY from abuse, neglect or exploitation by another person, and in so doing caused the death of CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY.”
  4. Count Four, Providing False Information to an Officer - Guilty: "The Grand Jurors of the County of Orange, duly called, impaneled and sworn to inquire and true presentment make in and for the body of the County of Orange, upon their oaths do present that CASEY MARIE ANTHONY, on the 16th day of July, 2008, in said County and State, did, in violation of Florida Statute 837.055, knowingly and willfully give false information to YURI MELICH, a law enforcement officer with the ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF, who was conducing a missing person investigation, with the intent to mislead YURI MELICH or impede his investigation, to wit: that CASEY MARIE ANTHONY was employed at Universal Studios Orlando during the year 2008."
  5. Count Five: Providing False Information to an Officer: "The Grand Jurors of the County of Orange, duly called, impaneled and sworn to inquire and true presentment make in and for the body of the County of Orange, upon their oaths do present that CASEY MARIE ANTHONY, on the 16th day of July, 2008, in said County and State, did, in violation of Florida Statute 837.055, knowingly and willfully give false information to YURI MELICH, a law enforcement officer with the ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF, who was conducing a missing person investigation, with the intent to mislead YURI MELICH or impede his investigation, to wit: that CASEY MARIE ANTHONY left the child CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY at the Sawgrass Apartments, 2863 South Conway Road, Apr. 210, Orlando, Florida with a person identified as ZENAIDA FERNANDEZ GONZALEZ on June 9, 2008."
  6. Count Six, Providing False Information to an Officer - Guilty: "The Grand Jurors of the County of Orange, duly called, impaneled and sworn to inquire and true presentment make in and for the body of the County of Orange, upon their oaths do present that CASEY MARIE ANTHONY, on the 16th day of July, 2008, in said County and State, did, in violation of Florida Statute 837.055, knowingly and willfully give false information to YURI MELICH, a law enforcement officer with the ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF, who was conducing a missing person investigation, with the intent to mislead YURI MELICH or impede his investigation, to wit: that CASEY MARIE ANTHONY informed persons identified as JEFFREY MICHAEL HOPKINS and JULIETTE LEWIS, former Universal Studios Orlando employees, of the disappearance of the child CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY between June 9, 2008 and July 16, 2008."
  7. Count Seven, Providing False Information to an Officer - Guilty: "The Grand Jurors of the County of Orange, duly called, impaneled and sworn to inquire and true presentment make in and for the body of the County of Orange, upon their oaths do present that CASEY MARIE ANTHONY, on the 16th day of July, 2008, in said County and State, did, in violation of Florida Statute 837.055, knowingly and willfully give false information to YURI MELICH, a law enforcement officer with the ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF, who was conducing a missing person investigation, with the intent to mislead YURI MELICH or impede his investigation, to wit: that CASEY MARIE ANTHONY received a phone call from the child CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY on July 15, 2008 at approximately 12:00 p.m."

Essentially, Anthony was found innocent on all felonies and guilty on the misdemeanor charges for lying to investigators and officers of the law. She faces a maximum...to vote and finish reading the blog, please visit the link below!

 

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