Who is Casey Anthony, Why she is found Not Guilty

 

Casey Anthony has been found not guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. The jury declined to convict her of either first degree murder or manslaughter.  The jury found Casey Anthony guilty on four counts of providing false information to law enforcement, which are misdemeanors. It's possible she could be released from prison later this week. Clutching the hand of her defense attorney Jose Baez, Casey Anthony began to sob as the verdict was read. The rest of her defense team stood beside her, also clutching hands. She thanked Baez as she was swarmed by the defense team.

Her parents, Cindy and George Anthony, left the courtroom as Judge Belvin Perry read further instructions to the jury and did not approach their daughter. Casey Anthony, who sat grim, faced throughout the six weeks of testimony, beamed happily as she was fingerprinted in the courtroom for her misdemeanor convictions. Sentencing on the guilty counts will be held on 9 a.m. Thursday. The maximum sentence applicable in this case is four years, but having already served two and a half years behind bars, Casey Anthony stands to serve one and a half years.

 

Casey Anthony gives off the "pregnant glow," standing next to her mother Cindy Anthony. Casey gave birth to her daughter Caylee on Aug. 9, 2005.

 

This photo, entered into evidence on day 18 of the trial, captures a mother-daughter moment between Casey and Caylee. Casey is now on trial for the first-degree murder for her 2-year-old daughter whose remains were found in the woods in 2008.

Smiling with Caylee in her arms, this photo was found on a computer during the investigation of Caylee's death. Casey did not report that her daughter was missing until a month after Caylee had disappeared. Casey and her defense team claim that Caylee drowned in the family's swimming pool.

Sitting on a couch next to her daughter, Casey looks to be carefree, having fun playing guitar while Caylee looks into the camera.

Casey was all smiles when pictured with her boyfriend Tony Lazzaro who testified that Casey virtually moved in with him after Caylee disappeared. Lazzaro told the court that Casey's demeanor never changed throughout the period in which Caylee was missing

Mother turned party girl, witnesses testified that Casey often partied with friends during the month that Caylee disappeared. Here, Casey competed in a "hot body" contest at Fusion nightclub in Orlando, Fla

In short shorts and white-rimmed sunglasses, Casey arrives at her laywer's office in Kissimmee, Fla., on Oct. 9, 2008. Caylee is still missing, as she appears to have a photo of her daughter tied to her purse. Seven days prior on Oct. 2, Casey was named a suspect in her daughter's disappearance

Accused by witnesses and police as showing little to no emotion while her daughter was missing, Anthony broke down in the courtroom in Orlando, Fla., on July 22, 2008. Anthony was arrested on child-neglect and other charges after Orange County sheriff detectives accused her of telling a string of lies about her daughter's disappearance, which was reported to police on July 15.

Four months pass by without any signs of Caylee. Here, Casey goes before a judge on Oct. 15, 2008 to hear the charges against her.