It may be almost a year since Casey Anthony was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old Caylee, but those involved in the trial are still looking to milk their 15 minutes. Specifically, Anthony's lead attorney, Jose Baez. His book, Presumed Guilty, Casey Anthony: The Inside Story, is due out on Tuesday, and the AP is reporting on the lawyer's major revelation. Apparently, Baez claims that Casey had a perfectly good excuse for her habitual lying.
He writes that detectives should have realized Anthony had built "a fantasy world" and her lies weren't evidence of guilt, but ... wait for it ... signs of someone with "serious mental health issues." You don't say!
He elaborates, discussing the time when Casey led detectives on a wild goose chase, taking them to Universal Studios where she falsely claimed she had a job. Baez thinks detectives "should have stopped and realized, 'Wait a minute, we're not dealing with someone who is playing with a full deck.'"
Uh, wow. Does Baez really think he's telling us something we didn't already know? Who couldn't have guessed that Casey wasn't exactly right in the head? We are talking about someone who admitted to having "obvious mental health issues," evidenced by seriously wacky behavior (lies, coverups, lies, partying, etc.) following her daughter's death.
In fact, what he's written sounds like no more than a continuation of the trial itself, in which Baez argued Casey's mental instability stemmed from sexual abuse by her father, George. The defense stated that Caylee accidentally drowned in the family swimming pool, but Casey panicked from the traumatic effects of being sexually abused, and George hid the body.
And we all know how it turned out. As of this moment in time, as far as the courts are concerned, Anthony is innocent of first-degree murder ... But still guilty on four misdemeanor counts of lying to investigators. Because -- surprise! -- she had mental health issues. If this is the bulk of the juicy "inside" story he has to offer, it sounds like Baez's book isn't exactly bringing anything eye-opening to the table.
Are you surprised by what Baez has written about Casey?
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basically, Baez wanted an opportunity to present himself in the case too. The prosecuting attorney wrote his book, and now Baez released his. I even saw that there was a bit of autobiography to it, tracing some of Baez's roots from a dropout to becoming an attorney. I don't think this is anything more than his turn at extending his 15 minutes. I truly don't think he's going to tell us anything new, interesting or enlightening.
Please sign & share this petition to have Casey Anthony tried in federal court. The petition addresses the DOJ policy that guides them in deciding whether or not to bring federal charges against someone after a person has already been tried by a state.
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Or go to change.org and search for BREUER
Robert Frank, you have issues. You cannot try a person a second time, because of double jeopardy laws. And because you dont like the verdict, the federal government has not right to intervene.
Why dont you guys get over this case?? Stop writing about the people involved and it will go away.
Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if he helped her pen a "Yes, I Did It!" book.
Nothing he does surprises me. Clearly he's not right in the head, either.
No, I won't buy or read this book