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Not guilty verdict rendered in Casey Anthony murder trial
by Joseph Ernest July 5, 2011
Newscast Media TAMPA, Fla -- After a trial that captivated the nation with its twists and turns, Casey Anthony was found not guilty on Tuesday of murdering her daughter, 2-year-old Caylee Anthony. The only counts Anthony was guilty of were for providing false information to investigators.
Casey was charged with murder in the first-degree, second-degree murder, manslaughter, third-degree felony murder, aggravated manslaughter of a child, aggravated child abuse and four counts of providing false information to a law enforcement officer.
Prosecutors say Casey, 25, smothered her young daughter with duct tape on June 16, 2008 so she could "live the good life" free of the demands of motherhood. They say Casey stored the child's body in her car trunk, then dumped it in woods near her home. When Casey's mother reported the child missing a month later, Casey claimed Caylee had been kidnapped by a nanny.
Defense attorney Jose Baez said at the start of the trial that Caylee accidentally drowned in the Anthony family's backyard pool.
The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for more than 10 hours over the last two days -- and after hearing 33 days of testimony.
Although Casey Anthony avoided the death penalty, she still faces jail time for lying to investigators. Judge Perry set her sentencing for 9 a.m. Thursday morning.
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