Opening statements in casey anthony trial

For weeks, the state meticulously laid out a plethora of evidence they say proves the Orlando mother killed her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, in Anthony, 25, is accused of first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, whose remains were found five months after she was reported missing. Anthony has pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors claim Anthony killed Caylee by suffocating her with duct tape over her nose and mouth, while the defense says the child drowned accidentally in the family pool. No cause of death has ever been determined. The state built their mostly circumstantial case on Anthony's conduct and the lies she told about her daughter's whereabouts.

Anthony waited 31 days to report the child missing, for example, and claimed the toddler was taken by a made-up babysitter. The substances were then compared against a database of more than chemical compounds Vass has identified from the decomposition of bodies at the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility. Casey adored her child" George distanced himself and took steps to make sure Casey took the blame for Caylee's death, Baez claimed.

He said George set Casey up with the duct tape from the house, knowing it would be traced back to her. She lived in denial. Baez then claimed that George Anthony sexually abused his daughter, beginning when she was eight years old.

He said, "She could have her father's penis in her mouth and go to school and play with the other kids like nothing was wrong. Baez said that Anthony made up jobs, a babysitter, etc. He admits that she lied all the time; he said she was raised to lie, that's how she was brought up and the entire family was that way. Baez claimed LE conducted a "desperate" investigation that focused only on Casey Anthony and that their work was sloppy and incomplete. He said professional police work "took a backseat" in that they were more concerned with public perception than in doing their jobs.

He also said the cadaver dog and its handler, the FBI analysis of the hair with "death band," and the air compound analysis by Dr. Vass were not reliable. Roy Kronk, the utility worker who found Caylee's remains, was in it for a payday and suggested Kronk knew of the location remains for months and possessed or moved them in order to benefit financially from the reward offered for her return.

We'll never know," said Baez, citing police incompetence. In a nutshell, Caylee's death was an accidental drowning in the family pool. George Anthony covered it up and then made sure the finger of guilt pointed at Casey. Casey is merely an innocent victim of sexual abuse and a conspiracy by her father to frame her for murder. The only thing she did wrong was not to call when the "accident" happened. Baez concluded with, "You can help end this nightmare by sending her home.

I'll ask you all to render a verdict of not guilty. After a second listen, I've changed my mind. It wasn't disjointed, just far-fetched. Given what he was working with, he did a good job presenting the statement. Burdick asked jurors, between descriptions of how Anthony spent her days shopping, visiting friends and hanging out with her boyfriend with no signs of her daughter, "Where is Caylee Marie Anthony? Burdick then resumed with details about evidence found in the trunk of Anthony's car and the scene where Caylee's remains were found in December Anthony shook her head as Burdick said Anthony intentionally killed Caylee during the conclusion of her opening statement, reports the station.

No one else benefited from the death of Caylee Marie Anthony. Caylee's death allowed Casey Anthony to live the good life, and the end of this case you will have no problem deciding that Casey Anthony killed her daughter.