George Zimmerman - Not Guilty!

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I just want to say one thing. Any of you people of color, or not of color for that matter, who disagree with the result in this case, or who choose to make your voice(s) be heard because of that belief - but who also did not watch the trial proceedings, nor know the facts of the case - SHAME on you! They got it 100% right this time, and that's all there is to it.

OK, one more thing. Mark O'Mara is a brilliant man, and deserves every ounce of the credit he receives.

Jodi Arias Live Trial Coverage

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I don't know if any of you are following this trial, but it's getting into the seriously important stages. Click the image above to go to the live coverage page. Jodi, herself, has been on the stand for days, but tomorrow and the rest of this week should focus on the day of the murder itself. So far she's been narrating just about every detail of her life for the couple years leading up to June 4, 2008. I'm not into this case anywhere near as much as I was with Casey Anthony's, so I have still have no idea why it took 5 years for this to go to trial.

Anyway, here is another live coverage link if the one above isn't working.

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UPDATE: There was no court on Thursday, as the judge was ill. For some reason there is also no court on Fridays for this case (not official for Fridays past today). Monday is a holiday, so no court Monday. So this will all resume again on Tuesday.

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Tracking Casey Anthony

Click the image above to go to the main site where you can join, and then get all the pertinent information about the latest news on Casey Anthony. Or don't..

Plenty of news has surfaced lately, including a couple "video diaries", and so has this site. It's not bad, if you want to continue to be informed about everything Casey Anthony.

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Casey Anthony Release: Didn't Drop The Ball, Did You, HLN?

Sorry but I found this extremely hilarious! HLN has been like "we've got your coverage for anything and everything Casey Anthony" ever since the trial started, but even going back to 3 years ago when Nancy Grace got ahold of it..... yada yada yada

MSNBC, FOX, and CNN all broke into coverage a little bit ago when she was released. HLN? The channel that carried 100% of trial coverage, and everything else? Nope. Their CEOs must have forgotten that Sunday starts at midnight.

'Amid tight security, Casey Anthony, a Florida woman found not guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, walked out of a Florida jail early on Sunday.

Witnesses saw Anthony, who had been acquitted on July 5 of culpability in Caylee's death, exit escorted by guards wearing bullet-proof vests and carrying rifles, and stepped into a black SUV a few minutes after midnight. The Orange County Jail later confirmed her release.

A crowd of 300 had been waiting since midafternoon Saturday for Anthony's release, and many rushed into the street to follow the vehicle as she was driven away, briefly blocking the eastbound lanes of a six-lane road before police cleared them away.

Many carried signs for and against Casey Anthony, and some chanted Caylee's name.

A large police presence included the sheriff's mobile command center, five horse-mounted officers and at least 20 uniformed officers on foot, many wearing bullet-proof vests. Three news helicopters hovered overhead.' (Source)

Nancy Nograce

"Whether people like it or not, the truth is the truth" -- Nancy Grace

Yeah.. Take some of your own medicine, woman! The trial is over. The prosecutors did not present nearly enough clear evidence to prove that "Tot mom" killed her daughter. You've gotta live with it. Move on.. Find another story to fascinate you, and ride its coattails to your journalistic heart's content. Leave this one alone.

By the way, take Jane Velez-Mitchell with you!

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The Petition For Caylee's Law

Casey Anthony was found not guilty of first-degree murder or manslaughter on Tuesday in the case of her two-year-old daughter Caylee’s death. One of the central controversies of the case has been the fact that Anthony never notified law enforcement that her daughter was missing. Caylee was last seen on June 16, 2008; grandmother Cindy Anthony notified the police on July 15, a month later.

After hearing the verdict and seeing a Facebook page response, Oklahoman Michelle Crowder started a Change.org petition asking Congress to create “Caylee’s Law,” making it a federal offense and a felony for a parent or guardian to fail to report a child’s disappearance to law enforcement in a timely manner. (Source)

Click here to go sign the petition now! Had this law already been in place, there's no way Casey would've gotten away with this one.

Casey Verdict

Casey Anthony Trial: Closing Arguments 8:30am EDT

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That's right - Gotta get up at 7:30am CDT TODAY if you wanna see the much-anticipated closing arguments. In other words, this is it folks! After this the case will be given to the jury, and the only thing left to anticipate will be the VERDICT.

And as I posted before, you can watch it HERE.

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OK you may or may not have heard by now, but this was actually part of the Casey Anthony trial, if you can believe it. There were arguments regarding whether trash was called "trash" or "garbage", and whether garbage was called "garbage" or "trash", or both... refuge, waste, chloroformed baby with duct tape around her face in a black trash bag ..

The Casey Anthony Timeline

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November, 2004: Casey Anthony becomes pregnant with Caylee Anthony.
March 19, 2005: Casey Anthony turns 19.
August 9, 2005: Caylee Anthony's date of birth.
March 19, 2006: Casey's 20th birthday.
August 9, 2006: Caylee's 1st birthday.
March 19, 2007: Casey's 21st birthday.
August 9, 2007: Caylee's 2nd birthday.
March 19, 2008: Casey's 22nd birthday.

2008 - Links to events, and my highlights
(Clicking these links will take you to a page where the selected time period is broken down into much, much more detail, including a lot more links to reports, photos, interviews, depositions, and the like.)
June 1 to June 14
June 15 to June 21: Last confirmed sighting of Caylee alive (16th)
June 24 to June 30: Casey's car towed from Amscot Financial (30th)
July 2 to July 7: Approximate date of Casey's new tattoo: "Bella Vita" (2nd); Mysterious Cindy Anthony MySpace post (3rd) and Casey MySpace post (7th) - both since deleted
July 15 to July 21: Accused of stealing checks, $700, and car by friend and mother Cindy (15th) [Listen to the three 911 calls: (01, 02, 03)]; Casey Arrested / First mention of "Nanny" Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez (16th); Attorney Jose Baez hired (18th)
July 22 to July 27
July 28 to July 31
August 1 to August 5: Casey formally charged with felony child neglect & 1 other charge (5th)
August 6 to August 10: Would've been Caylee's 3rd birthday (9th)
August 11 to August 15
August 16 to August 25: Casey released (21st) Bail: 500,200; 400 pages of court documents released (25th)
August 26 to September 2: Casey re-arrested for forgery, fraudulent use of personal information, and petty theft (29th); Bond revoked (30th)
September 2 to September 9: Casey released with ankle monitor (5th) Bail: $500,000
September 10 to September 16: Casey voluntarily submits for arrest a 3rd time for the same 3 charges as the 2nd arrest, plus several new charges (15th); Casey released (16th) - Bail: $1,250
September 17 to September 23: 591 pages of discovery evidence released including interviews with several persons of interest (23rd);

September 24 to September 30: More audio interviews released (26th), and Casey's cell phone records and text messages released (30th)
October 1 to October 10: Grand Jury charges surface (8th)
October 11 to October 17: 7-count Grand Jury Indictment including murder passed down (14th); Casey arrested for 4th (final) time, and sent to protective custody (15th); Pleas "not-guilty" to all charges (17th)
October 18 to November 10: 1,700 more pages of new evidence released (27th)
November 11 to December 01
December 02 to December 31: Toddler's remains found (11th) & determined to be Caylee by Dr. G (19th)


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2009 - Links to events, and highlights
January 01 to January 31: George Anthony sends suicidal messages to family members (22nd)
February 01 to February 28
March 01 to March 31: Casey's 22nd birthday (19th)
April 01 to June 31: Caylee autopsy results released (19th)
July 01 to July 31
Would've been Caylee's 4th birthday (Aug. 9th)
August 25 to September 29
October 6 to December 18: Defense alleges meter-reader Roy Kronk (who found the body) may have killed Caylee (20th)

2010 - Links to events, and highlights
February 16 to April 23: Casey's 24th birthday (19th); Trial date set for May 9, 2011 (March 8); Casey declared indegent (18th)
May 11 to June 10
July 15 to August 30: Would have been Caylee's 5th birthday (9th)
September 15 to December 14

2011 - Links to events, and highlights
January 6 to February 16
March to April: Casey's 25th birthday (19th)
May: Jury selection begins (9th); Trial begins (24th)
June - Latest

Sources: primary here, also here, here, here, and here. (Please see all my sources for much more information!)

Tons more case information here at docstoc dot com

As always this is where you go for live trial coverage..

If you have any questions whatsoever - contact me, and I'll find it for you!

Just Sayin'

Coverage Of The Casey Anthony Trial

OK so the Casey Anthony trial is about to begin - after two and a half years. Couldn't this possibly be a violation of the 6th Amendment?

Nevertheless, here is a link to a website which is planning to provide live coverage: (Click the image below)



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Casey Anthony Trial Date Set

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Well, mark your calendars. The trial date for the homicide of of young Caylee Anthony has been set: May 2, 2011. Yep, apparently that's correct.. next year. What has a good chance to be the trial of the decade, I thought would begin in just a few months, but for some reason they are putting it off another year.

Having already pled guilty to 13 counts of check fraud, perhaps the defense needs more time. Nevertheless it is known that there is a lot of evidence the prosecution has yet to reveal to the public. Now that Casey Anthony is a felon, perhaps things change. Why not conduct the murder trial first? If she's found guilty, which I expect, that entire check fraud crap is moot, is it not? Think about it: "Death by lethal injection (or life in prison) for murder, plus an additional 13 months for check fraud." WTF?

Click the banner pic for the link, and you can go here for a lot more about this case.

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