Minor quibble: She was actually accused of three different levels: First-degree murder Aggravated child abuse Aggravated manslaughter of a child
I don't think she would have been convicted for even involuntary manslaughter, because if she could have, they would have convicted her on the aggravated child abuse. The problem was that there was no actual evidence to tie Casey to the death, only theories. The 4 counts of lying to the police are essentially the cover up charges.
Yes, it's obvious she's guilty, we all know it, but there's no evidence of it. The court of public opinion knows the truth, but the court system doesn't work on truth, only on evidence.
Do we need to rethink using our criminal justice system as yet another form of entertainment media?
I don't think there's anything we can do about it.
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Date: 9/7/11 20:14 (UTC)First-degree murder
Aggravated child abuse
Aggravated manslaughter of a child
I don't think she would have been convicted for even involuntary manslaughter, because if she could have, they would have convicted her on the aggravated child abuse. The problem was that there was no actual evidence to tie Casey to the death, only theories. The 4 counts of lying to the police are essentially the cover up charges.
Yes, it's obvious she's guilty, we all know it, but there's no evidence of it. The court of public opinion knows the truth, but the court system doesn't work on truth, only on evidence.
I don't think there's anything we can do about it.