Imperfect Justice

Imperfect Justice

Adult nonfiction
In the summer of 2008 a beautiful toddler named Caylee Marie
Anthony was reported missing. That winter her remains were discovered
hidden in a swamp near her home. Her death was determined to be a
homicide. The chief suspect was her mother, Casey Anthony.
Three years later the case went to trial. The prosecution team
had a lot going for them. Casey had been caught in numerous lies
throughout the investigation. Forensics evidence provided by a number
of experts had established links between the artifacts found in the
swamp and the Anthony home and was weighted toward death by deliberate
homicide rather than resulting from an accident.
Only the weight of all that evidence didn't seem to matter. A
lot of us were left wondering what the Hell had happened. It wasn't
just civilians like me. Jeff Ashton was on the prosecution team.
"I knew what was happening, but I don't remember processing it.
It might be egotistical, but it never occurred to me that all twelve
of those jurors, in that amount of time, could have rejected all that
evidence. It had always been in our minds that they could find Casey
guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter, but a complete 'not
guilty'? That was shocking."
In his Imperfect Justice Ashton takes readers behind the scenes
for an up close look at the investigation and trial. It's a good read
for those who believe that the American justice system is riddled with
flaws, especially fans of Lisa Bloom's Suspicion Nation which we
looked at back in December.
On a personal note, I hope you had a lovely weekend. I sure did.
Eugene and I took a Sunday road trip. It was so lovely seeing the
trees leafing out and flowering. We even saw ducks on a pond. This
brought back precious memories of when the kids, especially Adam,
loved watching ducks. We got lunch at a general store in Jackman that
makes the best chicken salad sandwiches. (Jules)
Here is a haiku for you poetry lovers.
Say What! The humans
Have to get vaccinated?
Poetic justice. (Tobago)
A great big shout out goes out to our Eugene.
Tobago and Jules Hathaway


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