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Source: Adapted from: "Can't Believe It: Reaction to Casey Anthony Verdict," NBC News and msnbc.com, July 5, 2011.
Note: In 2008, a two-year-old Florida girl named Caylee Anthony was killed. Her mother, Casey Anthony, was arrested
and tried for her murder. The trial was televised and gained extraordinary media attention throughout the country.
Casey Anthony was presumed guilty by many in the public. The large majority of those in the public who followed
the story were shocked when a jury found Casey Anthony not guilty of the murder. While the 25-year-old mother
was found not guilty, she was convicted of four counts of lying to investigators.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Inside and outside a Florida courtroom, the jury's verdict in the Casey
Anthony trial left many stunned, outraged or relieved Tuesday....
Angela Wright, of Elkhart, Indiana. "I can't believe it. I'm shocked. Oh my God, I can't
believe it."
Janine Gonzalez who lives a few miles from the Anthony home in Orange County. "Where's
justice for Caylee? Do you mean to tell me that in Florida you can kill your child, toss
her on the side of the road and go free? She (Casey Anthony) better move and move to a
faraway place."
•Lawson Lamar, Florida State Attorney. "We're disappointed in the verdict today because
we know the facts and we've put in absolutely every piece of evidence that existed.... This
is a dry-bones case. Very, very difficult to prove. The delay in recovering little Caylee's
remains worked to our considerable disadvantage."
Jose Baez, Casey's defense lawyer. "While we're happy for Casey, there are no winners
in this case," Baez said at a news conference afterward. "Caylee has passed on far, far too
soon. And what my driving force has been for the last three years has been always to make
sure that there has been justice for Caylee and Casey, because Casey did not murder Cay-
lee. It's that simple."
• Joe Adamson, an Orlando businessman. "I think it is really great that we have science, but
we also have common sense," Adamson told the Sentinel. "These guys (jurors) didn't buy
into science fiction."
Document Analysis
1. Which speakers seemed to agree with the verdict? Which seemed to disagree?
2. What did the Florida State's Attorney mean when he said that the case was very difficult to prove
because it was a "dry-bones" case?
3. What do you think Joe Adamson, the businessman who commented on the case, meant when he
said, "The guys (jurors) didn't buy into science fiction"?
4. How can you use this document to argue for keeping the jury trial system?
5. How can you use this document to argue for the bench trial system?
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