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Casey Anthony Trial: What Went Wrong?
Dec. 1, 2011
Casey Anthony Trial
What Went Wrong?

Since the day that Casey Anthony was acquitted of all felony charges people everywhere have been asking themselves, “What went wrong?’’. How could it be that this women, whom everyone was sure had murdered her child, walked away with only 4 misdemeanors? All of which were of making a false statement to law enforcement. Our justice system says that the innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Unfortunately because of that justice system there is no justice for Caylee Anthony. I believe what went wrong in the Casey Anthony case is as follows: 1. The defense argues that Caylee Anthony was not murdered that she drowned in the Anthony’s
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