Why is this not a shocker. No strong physical evidence. Conflicting expert witnesses which was bound to confuse the jury. Loads of wild theories that couldn't be proven. Folks this case was never a slam dunk for the jury because they never got to listen to Nancy Grace every night and follow all the pundits on Facebook and Twitter.
Yes this trial seems so similar to the Simpson trial. In both trials the evidence seemed overwhelming to everyone who wasn't on the jury. OJ had blood and DNA of the victims in his truck, Casey had duct tape, photos of her partying and getting a tattoo of "La Bella Vita" or, "The Good Life" while her daughter was missing.
The Casey Anthony jury deliberated for 11 hours, while the OJ Simpson jury deliberated for only four hours. Both very short considering the amount of testimony and evidence to go over.
And now high-paid attorneys and legal technicalities have won out over common sense. Who ever said the justice system was perfect.
I just don't get the amount of attention the Casey Anthony case received. The fascination with OJ made sense. He was a wealthy star athlete and a movie star. And the fact that it was so obvious that he was guilty made his trial a statement on the state of race relations in America. Yet many of his race believed he was innocent.
But no one believes that Casey is innocent (well except those 12 citizens on the jury). There was no social undercurrent to this trial. Why all the attention? Infanticide is not that unique. There were people sobbing outside the court house as if this miscarriage of justice directly affected them. Well at least we know she is a liar. The jury at least confirmed that.
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