For 34 days, a jury has sat and listened to more than 200 hours of testimony in the case of the State of Florida vs. Casey Anthony. Casey Anthony trial is coming to a near and the Orlando Sentinel is livestreaming its remainder and also the closing arguments. It will be up to those 12 men and women to determine Anthony's level, if any, of guilt. The trial follows the death of Caylee Anthony, the 2 year old daughter of Casey Anthony who went missing in July 2008. Her stays have been learned in December 2008. Caylee’s mom, Casey Anthony faces costs of first degree murder, aggravated manslaughter of the child, aggravated child abuse and offering bogus info to law enforcement. If convicted, she could possibly be sentenced to death.
"Did the defense team save her from death? Probably. Did they save her from a murder one conviction? Maybe," famed Seattle attorney and legal analyst Anne Bremner said in an interview. Ashton started his presentation with a video of a giggling Caylee playing with her mother. He then detailed the 25 year old Florida woman's elaborate lies about working at Universal Studios and having fictional friends and lovers. As Ashton described her web of lies, Casey Anthony sobbed. When Caylee first disappeared in June 2008, she lied that a fictional nanny was taking care of her. Eventually, Casey Anthony claimed that the nanny had kidnapped Caylee. The prosecution argued that Anthony chose to murder her daughter, Caylee, when she became old enough to talk and might reveal her mother's lies. But in Bremner's opinion, it's far less clear whether Anthony might be found guilty of a lesser charge.
The question of who did a better job of proving their case the prosecution or the defense is far from cut and dry. Both sides raised compelling issues, which could take the jury several days to wade through.
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