If I were a resident of Florida I would be highly displeased with the entire prosecution of this case. And those of us who call this an injustice don't know much about our judicial system. Twelve handpicked fellow citizens listened to the evidence brought by a powerful institution called the prosecution, and that jury didn't buy any of it, except for four minor charges of lying to the police. The prosecutors intended that this woman get the death penalty, and she ended up convicted of four misdemeanors. I'll bet that the prosecuting attorney either decides not to run for reelection or gets soundly defeated if he does run. The legal expert at CNN said that in NY four misdemeanors might get you probation, but never jail time. We'll see what happens in Florida, but the prosecutors obviously had a weak case - the jury was out only a total of 11 hours, and never asked to review any of the evidence. That is a serious rebuke of the prosecution's case. Maybe Mr. Baez was smarter than anyone gave him credit for being? And maybe Ms. Nancy Grace isn't as smart as she would like you to think she is.
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