<p>Seems to me that any child drowning in a pool is child neglect, not necessarily child abuse. </p>
<p>But the prosecution couldn’t prosecute on that or they’d give up the murder charge. They’d be playing into the defense case. </p>
<p>And wasn’t the drowning just a theory the defense put out in opening? Did any witnesses actually testify to any evidence that the child drowned?</p>
<p>whatever4, they found a body in a river near the Indiana campus where Lauren went missing. The autopsy is today</p>
<p>I was surprised that they went for the death penalty in this case. Still, it sounds like the jury had the opportunity to find her guilty of lesser charges like manslaughter and still did not.</p>
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<p>That is certainly perplexing!!</p>
<p>Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in the personage of Sherlock Holmes, said that after one eliminates the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. That’s the idea behind a circumstantial case, except it’s more like eliminating the unreasonable. The drowning scenario that the defense put forward was unreasonable, so what remained—that Casey is a killer—is the truth beyond a reasonable doubt.</p>
<p>post #742^^already determined not to be Lauren (see the parent’s nightmare thread)</p>
<p>jshain: Who would bring a civil suit? The right to bring a civil suit is given only to a next of kin, a mother, father, child or spouse. </p>
<p>The grandparents don’t even have the right in this case. </p>
<p>In the Nicole Simpson case the suit was brought by her parents on behalf of her children, I believe.</p>
<p>Wonder whether Cindy Anthony will be charged with perjury now. And whether relatives will charge Casey with the thefts she has been alleged to have perpetuated.</p>
<p>I cannot imagine anyone hiring her – except maybe Jose? Or anyone wanting much of anything to do with her. But the book deal offer will happen, I’m sure.</p>
<p>Yeah, her Mom might take her in again, but I doubt her father or brother will have anything to do with her in the future. What will Casey’s obligation be with regard to paying attorney bills?</p>
<p>Do you think the state will try to charge her mother and/or father with perjury?</p>
<p>keeponreaching…re: post 742…it was determined today that the body found in Indiana (near Indianapolis, NOT near campus) is NOT that of Lauren Spierer.</p>
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<p>Nope. It was totally unsubstantiated.</p>
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<p>That’s a bet you’ll lose. A civil suit makes no sense. Who would bring it?</p>
<p>“aren’t you admitting that your client WAS guilty of more than just an accidental drowning???”</p>
<p>No. There are very good reasons for an innocent person to plead guilty under some circumstances, such as when your life depends on it. A willingness to plead when the death penalty was on the line doesn’t tell you much.</p>
<p>What is hard to take is that Casey will now profit from this case (book deal, etc.).</p>
<p>Also suppose lots of checkbook journalists will pay Casey for interviews, so I suppose she can support herself that way for a while.</p>
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<p>That cliche only works in Sherlock Holmes mysteries.</p>
<p>Zanny the Nanny might sue Casey for slander.</p>
<p>Honestly, a lot of you need to try to be objective here.</p>
<p>Sure, the drowning scenario was unsubstantiated, but then again so was the murder scenario.</p>
<p>There was zero direct proof.</p>
<p>Convicting someone on their behavior/personality is ludicrous. Specially on a possible capital murder case.</p>
<p>Having sat on a jury,and been thhe foreman, i think there was not enough evidence to convict her on the most serious counts…Do i think she was involved, Absolutely…Do i think it was premeditated? No…</p>
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<p>How is it a cliche? It’s how a circumstantial case works. You demonstrate that there is only one reasonable conclusion to be drawn from the circumstances. Unfortunately, in this case, there are many reasonable conclusions one could draw, and therefore the case was not proven.</p>
<p>See? I just contradicted myself. Therefore, I am a child murderer. (Sorry, just being facetious.)</p>
<p>Put it this way:</p>
<p>Would any of you sleep soundly if she was put to death? i.e. You have no doubt at all that ending her life was the best possible solution to this trial.</p>
<p>Because that is what a guilty verdict could have meant.</p>
<p>Casey now has her “Bella Vita”</p>