Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (504 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0067VJD18 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 486 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Providing an inside account of the case, Ashton, a career prosecutor for the state of Florida, goes where the press and pundits have only speculated, detailing what really happened during the investigation, showing how the prosecution built their case, and explaining how a woman so shrouded in suspicion was proclaimed innocent. She'd been accused of killing her daughter, Caylee, but the trial only left behind more questions: Was she actually innocent? What really happened to Caylee? Was this what justice really looked like? In Imperfect Justice, prosecutor Jeff Ashton, one of the principal players in the case's drama, sheds light on those questions and much more, telling the behind-the-scenes story of the investigation, the trial, and the now-infamous verdict. It was the trial that stunned America, the verdict that shocked us all. Filled with explosive new information, this is the definitive inside story of the case that captivated the nation and the verdict that no one saw coming. Moving beyond the simple explanations, Ashton offers an in-depth look at the complex figure of Casey Anthony, a woman whose lies he spent three years trying to understand. As everyone got caught up in the quest to understand the supposed villai
Excellent account of a tragic crime This was a simple case of jury nullification which allowed a murderer to go free, but the bigger issue was the fact that the prosecution over reached in not only trying to make it a first degree murder charge but additionally a capital case. Had they charged her with 2nd degree murder I think they get a conviction by claiming that even if one were to concede the de. "Deja vu all over again" according to Patricia L. Mattison. Reading the book was difficult because it made one almost live through the whole sordid mystery again. Writing this book was probably a cathartic exercise for Jeff Ashton--now he can get on with his life. The prosecution team definitely presented and should have won their well-laid-out case, so why did the verdict go so wrong? The jury was incapable of separating f. the only book to read ZenDogs Presented by the prosecuting attorney in decent prose,not inflammatory, reasonably calm, a blow by blow account of everyone's testimony,depositions, investigationsif you are a fan of True Crimes or pyramid power, probably not for you.Why did this woman kill her child? Because she is a sociopath. Don't believe this cute little cheerleader type is Hannibal Lector in