A Florida jury has acquitted Casey Anthony of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. She is also cleared of child abuse and manslaughter charges after deliberating a total of about 11 hours. However, she was found guilty of lying to investigators, and Judge Belvin Perry sentenced her. Anthony, cried in court as the verdict was read, and could have faced the death penalty had she been convicted of the first-degree murder charge. Instead a relieved smile came upon her face as she was found NOT GUILTY.
Afterwards, Casey Anthony hugged attorney Jose Baez and later mouthed the words "thank you" to him. Prosecutor Jeff Ashton, meanwhile, shook his head in disbelief. Anthony's parents left the courtroom without speaking to her as the judge thanked the jury. "Caylee has passed on far, far too soon and what my driving force has been for the last three years has been always to make sure that there has been justice for Caylee and Casey because Casey did not murder Caylee. It's that simple."
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