Casey Anthony Trial Begins
It has been close to three years since Casey Anthony's two-year-old daughter disappeared in Florida. Anthony faces charges of aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and providing false information to police. Anthony has pleaded not guilty and sticks to her story that a babysitter kidnapped her daughter. This morning, opening statements began in Anthony's trial, which could last up to eight weeks. There were no witnesses to the murder, so only the killer knows exactly what happened. The jury's decision in this trial will likely be based on the forensic evidence.
According to MSN.com, " Prosecutors plan to have jurors smell the odor from her car, present evidence of chloroform in the Pontiac Sunfire and present photos that they say show her partying with friends after her daughter disappeared. They also likely will seek testimony from a botanist, a hair and fiber examiner from an FBI lab, and a cadaver dog handler." Anthony's criminal defense attorneys also have experts in the forensic field to present their testimonies.
"They have a botanist who can testify about plant growth found around the remains. They also have an entomologist who they hope can refute prosecutors' own bug expert, who claims that flies associated with decomposition were found in her car's trunk. The criminal defense attorneys hope conflicting forensic evidence and interpretations by experts raise questions in jurors' minds. Anthony's criminal defense lawyer made a point of telling potential jurors they should take those conflicting interpretations to heart."
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