Trials and Error: The Casey Anthony Case. Casey Anthony: Who you gonna call?
It’s hard to believe that almost a year has passed since the verdict in the trial of Casey Anthony, who was accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony. The acquittal of Casey Anthony, which generated strong emotional responses — hear, e.g., this 10-second voicemail — still fascinates, and infuriates, many people.
At least that’s what I concluded after attending a very interesting event at Pace Law School last night, a panel discussion on the Casey Anthony case (for which I received CLE credit, yay). The auditorium was packed, and the energy in the crowd — and on the stage, where the passionate panelists sparred with each other — was palpable. It was fascinating to see Jeff Ashton, the lead prosecutor, and J. So what was discussed at the panel? Rosenbaum asked the panelists: why did this case capture the public imagination the way it did? J. Jeff Ashton, seated next to Mason, did not react well to his adversary’s claims. (And O.J.
What’s Casey Anthony Up to These Days? Casey Anthony, the young woman accused — and then acquitted — of killing her daughter, dropped off the radar after her sentencing in early July.
Thanks to Nancy Grace’s efforts, the allegedly murderous hottie soon became the most-hated woman in America. Rumors of attacks on Tot Mom look-alikes ran rampant, a burly African-American male named Casey Anthony had his Facebook wall defaced, and the real Casey Anthony was forced into hiding. Within the past week, however, a purported video of the alleged child killer appeared on YouTube.
Shortly thereafter, NBC News confirmed that the woman featured was, in fact, the real Casey Anthony. She’s sporting a completely new look that’s reminiscent of a hot librarian. As we all know, Tot Mom Hot Mom was sentenced to a year of probation last August. As you can see, Casey has a new ‘do. New York Magazine has summarized the four minute and 20 second video in two sentences: One of Casey’s attorneys, J.
Earlier: Prior ATL coverage of Casey Anthony. Imagining the Future Legal Career of Casey Anthony. Now that she has been acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges arising out of the death of her daughter, Caylee Anthony, where will Casey Anthony go next?
Given her notoriety, it’s a tough question. One possible answer: law school. As Ann Finnell, one of Casey Anthony’s lawyers, told People magazine, “She’s been exposed to the criminal justice system, and I think that might be a pursuit of hers.” So should Casey Anthony go to law school? Many observers, including some of my colleagues here at Above the Law, say that going to law school isn’t a good idea for most people. But Casey Anthony is no ordinary law student. Let’s imagine Casey Anthony’s future legal career…. Casey Anthony — who never finished high school, but came extremely close to doing so — obtains her GED.
Armed with her GED and an SAT score in the 99th percentile, Casey applies to a dozen top colleges. Fall 2013: Www.daasny.org/May 31, 2012 CLE on Anthony Case.pdf. Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony (9780062125323): Jeff Ashton, Lisa Pulitzer. Quote of the Day: Dershowitz Defends the Casey Anthony Verdict.