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<p>That ruling came down after they were sequestered so they shouldn’t have known about it. With or without the ruling, the jury has to recommend the death penalty. The Judge cannot choose it himself.</p>
<p>Just googled ‘makig chloroform, and you need ‘shock’ also known as hypochorite’ a product used in pools to sanitize it, did the prosecutors bring up the fact the Anthony’s was a chlorine based pool or was it a salt based pool?</p>
<p>The injustice is that the prosecution could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and thousands of hours building a terribly poor case, punctured by what most folks here seem to think was an incompetent defense attorney (I don’t agree), where a jury of 12 people listening to all the evidence presented UNANIMOUSLY found her not guilty of murder (and of lesser charges), and didn’t have to spend a lot of time doing it.</p>
<p>If she benefits as a result, it is a result of poor prosecution (and/or her innocence).</p>
<p>referring to post 786, it takes more than an ideal to win in court. For example, after the prosecution had completed its case, could Baez have said “We disagree, and rest our case.”?
If one believes only that the prosecution must prove its case, then it follows that if Baez had believed they hadn’t then he would need to present no defense. But he did, didn’t he? He felt it best to present arguments to try to poke holes in the prosecution. So it isn’t just a matter of the prosecutions proof- it is also presenting what the defense considers reasonable arguments to counter the prosecutions evidence.</p>
<p>And if so, perhaps the drowning excuse would work,even if chloroform was used, as it could be said it was the chlorine water from pool…hmmm…</p>
<p>The ruling came down after they were sequestered, but they knew that Judge Perry had the power to disregard their recommendation. They just didn’t know that it was ruled unconstitutional.</p>
<p>Also, the chloroform test they performed could not be duplicated. Another strike against that POV.</p>
<p>Also, just looked it up, but chloroform is actually a restricted chemical because its a hazardous chemical.</p>
<p>And yet…people still think that a 25 year old with no real educational/work references somehow managed to get a hold of this substance without leaving one iota of a paper trail?</p>
<p>lol come on</p>
<p>the drowning scenario was implausible</p>
<p>The drowning story was really plausible. It’s possible that it did happen.</p>
<p>George left for work, CAsey put the pool ladder up to go swimming, got distracted with a phone call, Caylee got in and drowned. Casey panicked, put Caylee in the trunk. She knew she’d be in huge trouble for not watching Caylee.</p>
<p>Casey later dumps the body in the woods…after she goes to her parents’ home first to bag, etc.</p>
<p>I can see Casey not wanting to tell her parents about the accident…I totally can. However, it just seems too coincidental.</p>
<p>However, Casey LIED about her dad’s involvement. And, it doesn’t make sense that her atty would have been quiet for 3 years and not go to the prosecution with the story.</p>
<p>*Because that is what a guilty verdict could have meant. *</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>No, it wouldn’t have. She could have been given LWOP. If she was found guilty of a lesser crime, she would have gotten like 15-30 years.</p>
<p>^^^i thought e testimony was she googled ‘making chloroform’?</p>
<p>Casey is smart like a fox, i.e., cagey, not smart intellectually. I have a hard time imagining her getting the idea to manufacture chloroform, much less actually to do it.</p>
<p>Chloroform can be made with bleach and acetone. Coincidentally, the same day “how to make chloroform” was searched, “acetone” was searched.</p>
<p>They used that argument because they had no proof at all she either bought it or acquired it from anybody.</p>
<p>It’s a very weak argument.</p>
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<p>I can think of a few ways how this could happen, although I’m not going to post my thoughts. None involve synthesis.</p>
<p>Jsanche…I don’t think they claimed she bought or acquired chloroform from a store or others but rather that she made it (which is what I think her searches had to do with).</p>
<p>I find it EXTREMELY doubtful that a 25 year old from the sticks could buy chloroform without leaving a paper trail.</p>
<p>Ha ha…since when is Orlando…a major city…the land of DISNEY WORLD…“the sticks”???</p>
<p>And…you don’t have to buy chloroform…it is easily made with basic products…acetone, bleach, rubbing alcohol, pool shock, etc. and ice.</p>
<p>:rolleyes:</p>
<p>There seems to be some confusion about the chloroform issue. jsanche32, what I think you’re saying is that the prosecution made an issue out of the chloroform searches only because they were unable to link Casey to obtaining it any other way. Is that right?</p>
<p>mom2collegekids…I also was laughing at the reference of Orlando being “the sticks” when I read that post! If he thinks Orlando is the sticks, I wonder what he thinks of my town of 1700 people? Outer space??? LOL</p>
<p>*The ruling came down after they were sequestered, but they knew that Judge Perry had the power to disregard their recommendation. They just didn’t know that it was ruled unconstitutional. *</p>
<p>Doesn’t matter, they could have found her guilty of a lesser charge if they feared the DP.</p>
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<p>Folks, I think we’ve got our new suspect…</p>