Casey Anthony: Not Guilty of Intentional Homocide, Manslaughter, Child Abuse

After deliberating for 11 hours, the 12 member jury found that the State had not proven its capital murder case. Nor did they convict Casey Anthony of the lesser included offense of manslaughter. In fact, they did not even find enough evidence to convict her of child abuse

P>ORLANDO, FL (Catholic Online) - In a case that riveted America - and even reached beyond its shores to captivate much of the West - for 33 days, Casey Anthony was found "Not Guilty" by a jury of her peers in the intentional homicide of her 2 year old daughter Caylee.

It seemed no matter which news station one selected over the last month, wall to wall coverage of this gruesome trial was being covered. Tabloid media shows were filled with sordid reports of the proceedings. An entire class of legal pundits seemed to come out of the woodwork to speculate and predict the outcome.   

After deliberating for 11 hours, the 12 member jury found that the State had not proven its capital murder case. Nor did they convict Casey Anthony of the lesser included offense of manslaughter. In fact, they did not even find enough evidence to convict her of child abuse.

Casey Anthony was found guilty of 4 counts of providing false information to law enforcement officers

She will be sentenced on those four counts by Judge Belvin Perry on Thursday morning. Each count carries a possible sentence of one year.

It is now within the discretion of the Judge to determine whether the sentences run consecutively and whether Ms Anthony will be given credit for her time served during the pendency of this matter.

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