They had a difficult time proving this history, however, as the only witness who connected Anthony to any molestation was her ex-fiancee, and his testimony was not allowed by Judge Perry. This opened the door for the prosecution to bring in his suicide note as evidence during rebuttal, and that is exactly what they did. On June 30th, the defense in the Casey Anthony trial rested its case, and July 1st the prosecution began its rebuttal, expecting to finish by the end of the day.
Perry declared there would be no court on July 2nd, and closing statements would be made on Sunday July 3rd, allowing the jury to begin deliberation by the holiday. They argued that the defense theory of the case—that Caylee died in an accidental drowning covered up by her grandfather—was illogical. On July 5th, they pick up where they left off after six hours the day before. They found her guilty of the four counts of giving False Information to Law Enforcement with which she was charged, but not guilty of the murder and child abuse counts.
Since she has spent approximately three years in jail already, and has had good behavior, Anthony will complete her sentence in a week on July For more on the story, go here. This probation is for her check fraud conviction, unrelated to the murder trial that made her famous. Among other things, her probation forbids her to consume drugs or alcohol, associate with known criminals, or own a firearm, and she must report regularly to a probation officer.
Her lawyers are fighting the motion in court. However, the defense attorneys argued this was an unfair amount to expect her to pay especially since she was only charged with four counts of lying to the police. This limitation restricts her from being billed for any murder investigation or prosecution costs. A hearing determined that Anthony cannot be charged with any costs after September 29, since that marked the end of the missing person phase of the investigation.
The judge gave investigators until September 18, , to submit revised reports and the total costs could then be raised accordingly. According to the Florida DOC report, she had no violations this month to the terms of her probation. She reported she still has no job or source of income. The DOC report can be found here. Some of the terms of her probation include finding a job, not doing illegal drugs, and reporting to a probation officer monthly.
Anthony was deposed for the civil suit in October, and used the fifth amendment the right against self-incrimination 60 times to avoid answering questions. On December 8th, , a hearing took place to decide whether she will be forced to answer these questions. The judge has reserved ruling on the issue. For updates on this go here. However, the courts struck two of these charges, arguing that they constituted double jeopardy.
Double jeopardy insinuates being convicted twice for a single crime, and is not permitted under the law. Additionally, lawyers for Anthony argued that the four lies should be counted as a single offense.
This was not accepted by the court, as there was a sufficient break in time between the two lies making them separate criminal acts. Anthony has the right to appeal the remaining two convictions. For more information go here. Twitter Facebook Instagram Youtube. Once the statements were completed the jury began deliberations.
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Several sources report Anthony has been working as a photographer since the start of the year. I believe that's important," said Hager. Crowder's petition for a Caylee's law went viral quickly with currently over , signatures collected since Tuesday evening.
Crowder created the petition on Change. When she saw that no petition had been created for the cause, she decided to start one herself. The petition calls for a law that would make it a federal offense for a parent or guardian who does not notify police of a missing child within 24 hours. It also calls for felony charges if the death of their child is not reported within an hour of the incident. New York Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, a Democrat who is also proposing stricter requirements for parents reporting missing children, said he hopes a bill of this nature will plug what he called a loophole in the law.
Otherwise, the consequences will be harsh," said Ortiz. We'll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest?
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