Casey Anthony and Family

Well here we are at the conclusion of the Casey Anthony Murder Trial. The prosecutions rebuttal is still underway then the judge will give the jurors instruction for their deliberations and finally the verdict.

Media accounts of the entire search for the missing child, Kaylee and her mothers charges and arrest were so highly publicised and viewed the trial has now been cited as being the trial of the century and has exceeded that of O.J. Simpson.

Some of the media videos accurately described public opinion, calling the mother, Casey as the villain, as "Child Murderer" were voiced and "signs" were displayed by interested citizens who continually held vigil outside the Anthony home.

And now we await the verdict. I learned something as I listened to the prosecutors rebuttal. I was under the impression that Casey did kill her daughter Kaylee, but that it was accidental. I thought that she was hiding the child in the trunk of her car taping her mouth shut to avoid the child being discovered there, and perhaps even using chloroform to sedate her. That still may very well be the case. I was under the impression that if she accidentally killed the child by trying to keep her quiet , the penalty would be second degree murder since it was not planned.
The prosecutor has advised the jurors that there are two first degree convictions that they will
will be able to deliberate. The first if Premeditated Murder and the Second is Felony Murder. Felony murder being death during the commission of a crime, in this case the crime being Child Abuse" This would be the reason for that charge having been made.

While the defense is calling the grandmother and in fact the entire family as a dysfunctional family who lie at will, and that Casey has grown up with that moral standard; I would disagree. It is apparent that the grandmother did lie under oath regarding the computer search for chloroform and it is my opinion that the grandmother was a strict mother who ruled the household, It is also my opinion that her strict rules were an effort to to guide her child and grandchild to live a life that anyone would be proud to have.

The grandparents provided well for their child and their grandchild; perhaps they overindulged both of them. They supported Casey during her pregnancy and after the birth of Kaylee. It would be very difficult to take responsibility for Casey and Kaylee all the while trying to let Casey become a productive member of society. There is a fine line there regarding their hope for the employment Casey asserted that she had, going to work every day, etc. and not interfering in her private life.

The Anthony family deserves respect and compassion. I believe that their only mistake was believing in their daughter and she is such a prolific manipulator that she even had professional police officers convinced that Kaylee had been abducted.

Casey Anthony is a spoiled brat eventually becoming the murderer of her own child to gain what she wanted. She sits at the defence table pouting because she hasn't got her way, and often showing very angry eyes at the prosecutors and their witnesses. I predict the jury will convict her of either of the two "First Degree Murder" charges. I doubt that deliberations will take less than five days. I also think there will be grounds for a retrial on the basis of incompetent representation. I hope that a motion for retrial will not be accepted and she will be sentenced to Life without Parole, although the death penalty will probably be on the table. The Anthony family needs to be able to try and put their own fractured lives back in order. I hope that they will be able to do so.