CJ 100 MWF 9-9:50 Lecture 25Outline of Current Lecture II. Casey Anthony CaseIII. VerdictIV. CaseV. ProsecutionVI. Key EvidenceVII. Caylee’s LawVIII. Civil Trail Current LectureCasey Anthony - Verdicto First degree murder (pre-meditated) not guilty o Child Abuse  not guilty o Aggravated man slaughter (could be accidental) not guilty o Providing false information to police, multiple accounts  guilty - Caseo Took 31 days to report daughter missing o She was “living the good life” during those 31 days, wild party photos, etc. o She lied about so much and said she worked at Orlando studios when she didn’t o Huge trial by media caseo 24 hour news caseo Criminal trial, must be proven beyond reasonable doubt o Nancy Grace  former prosecutor, didn’t like Casey Anthony Not right that Casey Anthony isn’t in jail  “devil is dancing” somewhere o People who were in the court screamed and yelled when she was not-guilty o Main players in case Casey Anthony – mom  Caleigh Anthony – victim  George and Cindy Anthony –Casey Anthony’s parents  Cindy Anthony – many people thought she was trying to cover for her daughter  George Anthony – tried to cover it up according to prosecution These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Jose Bias – defense attorney Prosecution – they said that she pre-meditated this and killed her own child  Prosecution threw in another charge to cover all bases –not smart to do o Press Conference  Baby’s bones fount o 2 year old child is dead o Mother partied when child was “missing”o Dr. Jan (doctor in charge of autopsy) o 8:08 PM  Panicked 911 call  Grandmother Cindy calls police and says child is missing o June 2008 according to Cindy  Casey goes to Jacksonville for work  Takes Caleigh with her  July 15th 2008 - Grandparents find Casey’s car in Orlando when they’re supposed to be in Jacksonville - George finds bag of trash in car even though it smelled like a dead body - Casey tells grandfather that baby was missing for 30 days - Cindy calls 911 and Casey gets on the phone and sounds calm o Casey claims that the babysitter took the baby o Visit to home of nanny  When police get there, nanny/babysitter is gone  People think maybe the babysitter never existed  Casey Anthony threw a random name in there and she then lost her job and house all because of Casey Anthony  This fictitious nanny is suing Casey Anthony in civil court o Casey is a liaro She said she was an event planner at universal studios and it was a lie o Casey never left Orlando the entire month that she said she was in Jacksonville o All Casey talked about was new boyfriend o Tons of party pictures went on the web o Hundreds of people came out and searched for her o October 2008 Missing for 4 months  Vehicle was forensic tested - High levels of chloroform - Hair decomposition found in car - Investigators believe that she’s dead and at some point the dead body was in the trunk o 22 year old Casey Anthony is charged with daughters murder  1st degree murder Child abuse Aggravated manslaughter 4 counts of ling to police o Skeleton found – could be Caleigh Anthony Near home of Casey Anthony  Game changer- Forensic evidence  Baby blanket, shirt, shorts, and little bones found  Body of child had to have been placed out there for months  Child was just dumped in the woods o Child had duct tape over lower face o Teeth still in place and jaw still attached to skull, nothing that keeps it together when youdecomposeo Duct tape told us it was put there before she started decomposing o No traumatic injury to skull o Roots growing into bone, bone has to be totally decomposed before that happens - Prosecution o Very little physical evidenceo Delay in recovering Caylee’s remains o Built Case around Casey’s moral character (party, lifestyle liar, etc) o Liar = murderer? -Key Evidence- -Strand of hair from trunk-“Air sampling procedure” -found traces of Chloroform -Google searches of “chloroform”Canadian computer expert said it was googled 80 times, then he went to say one time, and then maybe not at all…- -Caylee’s remains were found on December 11, 2008-Found in a trash bag with a blanket and duct tape-Cause of death was undetermined—Biggest limiting factor! test-- Defense- -Accidental drowning in family swimming pool-George Anthony disposed of the body-Defense said that Casey lied because of her dysfunctional family. They wanted to put any kind of doubt in the Jury’s mind-Fantasy Forensics was that the prosecution had very little physical evidence, and the prosecution is using new technologies in court-- Casey Anthony- Thoughts?- -Prosecution vs. Defense theories-Prosecution though she would plea bargain-First degree vs aggravated manslaughter -Beyond a reasonable doubt- Burden of proof for first degree murder charge. -- ProsecutionTEST- Big mistakes1. Over-trying2. Over-Charging****Remember no actual cause of death was found-- Caylee’s Law- -Impose stricter requirements on parents to notify law enforcement of the death or disappearance of a child- -Felony is a parent or legal guardian fails to report a missing child in a timely manner- -Expost factor is the reason why Casey Anthony cannot be tried on this new law. - New Evidence-the day that Caylee went missing, fool proof suffocation methods had been searched and then immediately signed into Casey Anthony’s Myspace -Casey Anthony- Civil Trial- -Criminal vs Civil Court (Beyond a reasonable doubt vs. preponderance of evidence) - -Zenaida Fernandez- Gonzalez defamation suit (it slurred her name and she lost her job, house, and reputation. She lost everything and it was slander)- -Defamation- Term for any statement that hurts someone’s reputation (not a crime, but a tort (civil wrong))- -Written defamation = Libel-Spoken Defamation =