Casey Anthony Case Study

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Not guilty was the verdict that was read on July 5, 2011 against Casey Anthony for the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony. All of America was confused because they wanted justice for Caylee Anthony. Did the Criminal Justice System work in this case? The Criminal Justice System did work in this case based on the evidence that was presented to the jurors. Sit back and take the journey.
The proposal for this paper will be a detailed analysis of the Criminal Justice System process throughout the Casey Anthony case. Focusing primarily on the investigation of the disappearance of Caylee Anthony. According to Ashton & Pulitzer (2011) Cindy Anthony called 911 three times on July 15, 2008. One was for reporting Casey Anthony stealing her car and her debit card. The one revelation to the other two phone calls revealed Caylee Anthony was missing for 31 days and it was not reported,
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Per Scott (2011), “the prosecution was unable to meet their burden of proof that this defendant was guilty of murder”. “It’s going to be a battle of experts,” said Karin Moore, a law professor at Florida A&M University in Orlando. The defense attacked the prosecution on the forensic evidence throughout the case because the body was too decomposed. They could not even determine the cause of death. Innocent until proven guilty.
There are many questions regarding the verdict that was read on July 5, 2011 Not Guilty. Find out how the juror was selected and how long it took. What did the jurors do? What did the jurors not do? Juror number three Jennifer Ford stated, “I did not say she was innocent.” abcnews.go.com/US/casey_anthony_trial/casey-anthony-juror-jury-sick-stomach-guilty-verdict/story?id=14005609. She believed it was not enough evidence to support the defense allegations. Stay tuned to each

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