POLL : Is Casey Anthony Guilty or Innocent??

[Sydnie]

Guilty. But I doubt she will be convicted, at least not of first degree murder.

 

[Aisling]

I think she's guilty, but I think she'll be found innocent (NOT guilty).

 

[hereyago]

Are female inmates just as bad as male inmates when it comes to child killers?

I would think so, but just with her "look at me" narcissistic behavior, I could see some not thinking it was cute

 

[Planogirl]

Is she guilty beyond all reasonable doubt? I didn't watch any of the court proceedings so I'm wondering if there could be any reasonable doubt.

 

[hereyago]

There was a case of a "mother" being sentenced in a nearby city in my state: 50 years: 40 of those years for the starving and neglectful death of her son who had Cerebral palsy. she left his body in the living room with trash.

10 years for neglect of her 2 other kids who she locked in the bedrooms, filth, feces,etc. all over.

Her husband who was out to sea when all this happened, said she is an excellent mother and hopes she will get out one day so they can be a family again. lots of luck with that. the 2 kids that survived are with the father's family.

I have a feeling this dad knew the mom had problems and even bought all this food that was still there piled up in stacks so that way they would have food while he was gone. um, usually i would think she would be able to go and get food on her own. it reminded me of Andrea Yates and her husband.

 

[bumbershoot]

I have no idea (I try not to think about the whole thing and do not tend to watch court cases, ever), and I didn't vote in the poll.

The defense did NOTHING to convince me otherwise.

I thought that it was the prosecution's job to prove *without reasonable doubt* that she DID do it. Not sure it's our system for the defense to prove she *didn't* do it. So the question for the jury is if the prosecution convinced them.

 

[momto2inKC]

After watching the trial, GUILTY. Not that I had any doubt before. I am on the fence if I think the jury will find her guilty. And if they do, I don't think she'll get the death penalty, but life in prison.

 

[marcemc]

Guilty.

 

[Toad_Passenger]

Guilty. She'll get LWOP, though, since the jury will not want to feel like they are punishing her parents twice...once for the loss of their grandchild, and 2nd for the loss of their daughter.

 

[hambirg]

I think the jury will find her guilty, but she'll get LWOP and not the DP.

I think the prosecution proved their case. And I don't think the defense raised any "reasonable" doubt. The problem with the case is there is no smoking gun per se. We are still left wondering if it was an accident and a cover-up or a pre-meditated murder. I think the internet searches will play a part in how the jury reaches that verdict. I just don't know if it will be enough to convict on 1st degree. Wait and see I guess. . .

 

[wdwmom0f3]

I think she's guilty, but I think she'll be found innocent (NOT guilty).

I hope not!

There was a case of a "mother" being sentenced in a nearby city in my state: 50 years: 40 of those years for the starving and neglectful death of her son who had Cerebral palsy. she left his body in the living room with trash.

10 years for neglect of her 2 other kids who she locked in the bedrooms, filth, feces,etc. all over.

Her husband who was out to sea when all this happened, said she is an excellent mother and hopes she will get out one day so they can be a family again. lots of luck with that. the 2 kids that survived are with the father's family.

I have a feeling this dad knew the mom had problems and even bought all this food that was still there piled up in stacks so that way they would have food while he was gone. um, usually i would think she would be able to go and get food on her own. it reminded me of Andrea Yates and her husband.

That's horrible. From what you said about the food being piled up, he had to have some kind of clue that the mom was that way. Very sad.

I have no idea (I try not to think about the whole thing and do not tend to watch court cases, ever), and I didn't vote in the poll.



I thought that it was the prosecution's job to prove *without reasonable doubt* that she DID do it. Not sure it's our system for the defense to prove she *didn't* do it. So the question for the jury is if the prosecution convinced them.

I feel like the prosecution did prove their case, but the defense didn't do anything to raise reasonable doubt, to me anyway.

I think the jury will find her guilty, but she'll get LWOP and not the DP.

I think the prosecution proved their case. And I don't think the defense raised any "reasonable" doubt. The problem with the case is there is no smoking gun per se. We are still left wondering if it was an accident and a cover-up or a pre-meditated murder. I think the internet searches will play a part in how the jury reaches that verdict. I just don't know if it will be enough to convict on 1st degree. Wait and see I guess. . .

Yes, you are so right about that. I wanted to believe that it was an accident but with the Internet searches and with everything else I just don't think it was. She also has proven that she is completely heartless by her demeanor in court throughout the trial, especially during her dads testimony.

 

[Lionqueen2]

I think she will not be found innocent, but also think that she will not get the death penalty. While the defense seems to have done a poor job, the prosecution seemed only to have done a mediocre job proving CA's guilt and didn't seem to quite prove whether the child's death was premeditated or accidental. There are still so many unanswered questions. I think by the prosecution leaving this slight doubt in the jurors' minds, she will be found guilty, but not given the DP.

 

[wtccheermom]

Guilty!!

 

[roxmic]

Guilty!

 

[ShuisFan584]

Most definitely guilty! And I hope there's no death penalty involved...to me that's the easy way out. She needs to rot in prison.

 

[eliza61]

Another guilty.

 

[MickeysMommy]

Guilty

 

[happygirl]

I'm curious the 6 people who said innocent, do you think Caylee was kidnapped and killed later or what do you think

 

[dfchelbay]

Just wanted to let everyone know that Murder One/Death Penalty charges are not just for premeditation of the murder itself. You can get the Death Penalty, without the premeditation, when there are aggravating circumstances present, such as:

1. The victim is under the age of 12
2. The victim of the capital felony was particularly vulnerable due to disability, or because the defendant stood in a position of familial or custodial authority over the victim.

So, even if the premeditation count cannot be proved to the jury, there are at least two other counts she can be found guilty of and get the death penalty for in this case.

 

[Wish Upon A Star]

I'm curious the 6 people who said innocent, do you think Caylee was kidnapped and killed later or what do you think

I don't think Casey was 100% involved. My personal opinion is that grandparents were watching Caylee and there was an accident of some sort. I didn't like the fact that the entire car smell thing was covered up. Surely, as a detective, you can smell the difference between dead body and trash. Something just doesn't make sense to me at all. I truly believe there is a lot more to this story. It's not cut and dry like that Susan Smith woman or Andrea Yates . . . this case is baffling to say the least. I think everyone has something that aren't sharing, but, again, it is just my personal opinion.

It's just easier for people to paint the bad mother picture against Casey, then to truly look into the facts of what was and what wasn't covered up. Who's to say that Casey was even home at the time Caylee disappeared? She was a party girl, didn't want a child, probably never took care of her child at all. In my opinion, the grandparents are hiding something.