She was, however, convicted of four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to law enforcement for. On july 5, 2011, after a trial that lasted nearly two months, 12 members of a florida jury found casey anthony not guilty of aggravated child abuse, aggravated. Following the controversial verdict, casey spent two weeks in prison on four misdemeanor charges of lying to police, a sentence that factored in time already served and.
Casey Anthony, left, stands as the jury enters for the sixth day of
Casey anthony at the orange county courthouse on 30 june 2011 in orlando, florida.
Casey anthony became a prominent figure in the public eye following the mysterious vanishing of her daughter, caylee anthony, in june 2008.
Acquitted of murder, convicted for lying. On october 14, three months after caylee was reported missing, casey was indicted by a grand jury on capital murder and other charges. The jury acquitted casey anthony of the murder of her daughter after more than 10 hours of deliberation. One question that people still ask.
She was only found guilty of four misdemeanor counts, which dealt with her lying and. Casey anthony wasn't convicted of murdering caylee anthony.
