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“NOT GUILTY,” reads the clerk as Casey Anthony stands to hear her fate

By Art Harris, The Bald Truth, (c) www.artharris.com, all rights reserved

“Will the defendant rise, along with counsel,” said Judge Belvin Perry, setting up the Casey Anthony Oscar Moment that elevated tension at her murder trial to a crescendo of butterflies swarming.

Then he ordered the clerk to publish the verdict, as she read, “Not guilty” to every count linking Anthony to killing her child.

Now Casey, aka “Tot Mom” is about to walk free next Wednesday, after time served is credited against todays four year sentence for lying to police and a tbd amount to reimburse the county for the massive manhours spent debunking her lies. Read the rest of this entry »

By Art Harris, The Bald Truth, (c) www.artharris.com, all rights reserved

Was the Casey Anthony jury correct in convicting her of only lying to police? Did the prosecution fail to make a solid case that proved her guilt beyond reasonable doubt? Or was the defense simply brilliant in a bumbling way as it threw spaghetti against the wall that stuck? Was the media unfair in coverage that demonized Casey?

Indeed, says Anthony lawyer Cheney Mason. Before he was caught on video tape giving the media the finger at the Casey lawyers victory party following her acquital on all charges related to killing her daughter, Mason unloaded a double barrel blast at hostile hosts and celebrity TV legal experts.
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By Art Harris, The Bald Truth, (c) artharris.com, all rights reserved

It took O. J. Simpson’s Los Angeles jury four hours to reach a verdict in the 1995 double murder case against the football star-turned actor—Not Guilty.

It took the Casey Anthony jury twice as long –10 hours – to find her NOT guilty of murder one…and all counts related to killing her two year old daughter, another celebrity trial where a speedy verdict spelled acquital for murder.

In both cases, a jury backed who they saw as the underdog. In Simpson’s case, lawyer Johnny Cochran’s played on the strained feelings between the African American community and the LAPD, OJ as underdog…In Casey Anthony’s case, Jose Baez portrayed her as a molestation victim, proved her parents liars and pokeD holes in prosecution experts to create reasonable doubt…A defendant ganged up on in a country that embraces underdogs and redeemed sinners.

Anthony was found guilty on the lesser charge of lying to a law enforcement officer, and could be released as early as Thursday and given credit for time served, her lawyer, Cheney Mason said, for a charge that carries a likely prison term shorter than time she’s already spent in the Orange County Florida jail.

“Her lies worked,” said one TV pundit, as shockwaves spread from the courtroom to the Orlando streets. Crowds waving anti-Casey signs and demanding “Justice for Caylee” were transformed into a sort of Zombie-shuffle, a scene earily reminiscent of the quiet shock, then public outcry in white America after Simpson acquital split the nation along racial lines. Read the rest of this entry »

By Art Harris, The Bald Truth, (c) www.artharris.com, all rights reserved

It took O. J. Simpson’s jury four hours to reach a verdict in his 1995 double murder case in Los Angeles: Not guilty.

It was a jury that heard forensic evidence, saw so called bloody gloves that Simpson dramatics showed didn’t fit, DNA that matched Simpson’s blood at the crime scene, jealousy as a motive, then a verdict that some felt ignored it all as jurors embraced the defense theories of reasonable doubt, arguing police corruption, evidence contamination and more.

The acquital elicted a smirk, then a smile from Simpson, shock by attorney Robert Kardashian and shockwaves that split the country along racial lines as Simpson declared he was still “looking for the killer.”

Now, the current trial of the century is about to end, with the Casey Anthony jury waiting to deliver their verdict within minutes. Hold your breath and let us know what you thnk. Read the rest of this entry »