[billmar]

Originally Posted by NJblue

What bothered me about the result was the way the defense team celebrated with hugs and tears for Casey. It's one thing to think she may not be guilty - or at least beyond reasonable doubt, but it's quite another to think that she is actually innocent. How can any rational being think, with a clear head, that she is innocent of all the serious charges?

For the defense team to actually think that she was innocent meant that they believed her final iteration of her story - that Caly drowned and then Casey and her father were involved in an elaborate cover-up that included duct tape and disposing of the body in a swamp. That is such a far fetched story to believe that I can't imagine a rational person believing it. But, supposing that the defense team actually believed it, how can they then embrace someone who so callously disregarded the body of her child? They accused Kronk of being morally bankrupt. I would say that that charge belongs to them.

You said it well...not only was the defense celebrating, but after Casey got over the crying, she was all smiles w/the defense. I don't think Caylee even crossed her mind.
It's hard to believe she is innocent...even the jury agreed she lied, but why would an innocent person lie about a nonexistant babysitter having your child. Why would Casey not report Caylee missing? Unless, of course, she knew Caylee wasn't missing.