Casey Anthony

Miley Cyrus went after two hot topics in one Tweet today, reacting in shock to the Casey Anthony not guilty verdict... and then bringing up the state of gay marriage in California to depict how effed up our society is.

The two issues aren't exactly related - neither controversy really needs a comparison to the other in order for most to realize something is amiss - but we commend Miley for at least focusing on important current events.

We'd much rather write about her in this context than make fun of her latest outfit...

Nancy Grace does not mince words.

After watching the jury announce Casey Anthony's not guilty verdict live on her HLN show, the former prosecutor was in disbelief like many others.

While certainly benefiting from this case in the ratings department, Grace has railed against Anthony from day one, and was true to form Tuesday.

Nancy Grace Responds to Casey Anthony Verdict

Making it clear she didn't expect or agree with the jury's call, she said "I absolutely cannot believe that Caylee’s death has gone unavenged."

While she empathized with the prosecution and the case they laid out, Grace said that "in the end, Tot Mom’s lies seemed to have worked."

She then proceeded to describe the mangled remains of Caylee Anthony in graphic detail, reminding viewers of what Casey allegedly did.

Later, she added, "As the defense has their champagne toast after that 'not guilty' verdict, somewhere out there the devil is dancing tonight."

Nancy's words, not ours. But it's hard to argue with her.

Kim Kardashian certainly wasn't the only one stunned by the outcome of one of the most sensational, high-profile criminal cases in recent years.

The clerk who read the Casey Anthony verdict in an Orlando, Fla., court Tuesday was momentarily rendered speechless, or so it appeared.

Seeing "NOT GUILTY" and "Casey Anthony" side by side will do that.

Watch as the clerk chokes up when the judge hands her the documents, then regains her composure and delivers the shocking news to the courtroom that a jury has acquitted Anthony of first-degree murder ...

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In a verdict many feel is on par with the stunning decision to acquit O.J. Simpson, Casey Anthony was found not guilty of murdering her two-year old daughter today.

The result has left one avid viewer of the proceedings in shock: Kim Kardashian. The daughter of one of Simpson's lawyer Tweeted this afternoon:

"WHAT!!!!???!!!! CASEY ANTHONY FOUND NOT GUILTY!!!! I am speechless!!!"

In between X-Raying her ass, Kim Kardashian found time to weigh in on the Casey Anthony trial.

Kim later added:

• ”I am truly sick over the Casey Anthony verdict! So if the courts don’t believe she is guilty then who do they think killed this little baby?”
• “Is this now an open case? Do they attempt to arrest someone else? I am so confused! How do these jurors not believe she’s guilty????”

We're as stunned as anyone, but just to answer Kim's hard-hitting questions: 1. That's not how a court case works. The jury deals with the defendant on trial, not the hypothetical questions of who else could be responsible; 2. Yes, of course it's an open case now.

By the way, O.J. totally killed his ex-wife and her boyfriend.

In a stunning verdict reached in just 10 hours and 40 minutes of deliberation, a jury acquitted Casey Anthony of murder this afternoon in Orlando, Fla.

A red-faced Anthony held back tears after the verdict. Having sat grim faced for almost six weeks of testimony, she beamed when she learned her fate.

Comprised of seven women and five men, ranging in ages from 32 to 65, the 12 members of the jury handed down the decision at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday.

The jurors spent four hours Sunday and six today breaking down the case against Casey. Ultimately, they found reasonable doubt and she walked.

Accused of killing two-year-old daughter Caylee, she was found not guilty of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter.

Casey Anthony was found guilty on four counts of providing false information to law enforcement officers. Those charges are misdemeanor offenses.

Anthony could face a year in prison for each of the four counts, but since she's been incarcerated for three years already, she may go free altogether.

Sentencing on the guilty counts will be held on 9 a.m. Thursday.

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Jury deliberations are underway in the Casey Anthony murder trial. Their decision is eagerly anticipated - and far more complicated than guilty or not guilty.

After receiving the case yesterday following closing arguments and a rebuttal summation by the prosecution, the jurors dissected it for about six hours.

Deliberations pick up today, with Casey's fate hinging on whether the jury finds Caylee Anthony's death was premeditated, not premeditated, or accidental.

Prosecutors argued Monday the 25-year-old killed her two-year-old in June 2008 because the toddler interrupted her carefree partying and love life.

Defense attorneys have tried to explain away what they call circumstantial evidence (such as shady Internet searches) over the past couple of weeks.

The jury received the more than 400 pieces of evidence in the jury room that have been by both sides in the case since the trial began in late May.

After the defense rested (without Casey testifying), the prosecution responded that the notion that Caylee's death was an accident made no sense.

Anthony's attorneys say Caylee drowned in the family's pool and that Casey's father, a former police officer, decided to make the death look like a homicide and dumped the body in the woods (George Anthony denies this).

Prosecutors say no one makes an accident look like murder. Your thoughts?

UPDATE: The verdict is in ... and the jury found Casey Anthony not guilty.

The defense rested today in the Casey Anthony trial, bringing to an end two weeks' worth of evidence presentation and witness testimony. It did so with the Anthony choosing not to take the stand.

The prosecution will now present a rebuttal case, but it is barely even expected to last a day. Closing arguments will follow, with jury deliberations possibly getting underway this holiday weekend.

If Casey is found guilty of killing her daughter, she could be executed by the state.

Yesterday, George Anthony took the stand and defended himself against allegations that he carried on an affair with a woman who was helping him search for his grandchild, Caylee.

Today, he implied that daughter Casey is behind Caylee's death.

George Anthony Testimony

"The car smelled like human decomposition. Caylee was last seen with Casey," George testified, growing emotional. "One and one adds up to two in my mind. I was trying to put all the stories together. "

Casey Anthony shook her head and scribbled notes to her legal team as her father answered questions.

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When the Casey Anthony trial began, her defense attorney, Jose Baez, threw out some stunning allegations against Casey's father, George.

Namely, that his prior abuse of Casey caused her to act erratically, and that he had an affair with a woman named Krystal Holloway who was helping him look for Casey's missing 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony.

Tuesday, on the stand, George Anthony denied any infidelity.

"She was someone who volunteered at our site," he said. "I considered her a friend. She worked at our command center to help find Caylee."

Why does it matter to Casey Anthony's defense whether or not he had an affair with Holloway? Because of something he supposedly told her.

Holloway told police that during an intimate moment, George confided that Caylee's death was "an accident that snowballed out of control."

"Did you say that to her?" Baez asked the father of the accused.

"No," said Anthony. "I didn't confide with anyone during that time."

During the testimony, jurors swiveled their chairs towards George Anthony, watching him intently. Cindy Anthony shook her head in the gallery.

The Casey Anthony trial resumed this morning after a judge ruled that the 25-year-old accused murderer from Orlando is competent to stand trial.

The trial was abruptly put on hold over the weekend after the judge said a "legal matter" had come up. That matter was Anthony's mental state.

Defense lawyers filed a motion to determine her competency to proceed, and after three psychologists found her competent, the trial goes on.

Casey, who is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony, in 2008, has pleaded not guilty. She faces the death penalty if convicted.

Prosecutors allege Anthony killed her daughter by using chloroform and suffocating her with duct tape, then leaving her lifeless body in the woods.

Casey Anthony's defense hinges on the theory that Caylee accidentally drowned, that Anthony and her father, George, covered up the accident.

George's prior sexual abuse of Casey when she was a child factored into this poor judgment, her lawyers have posited, to much controversy.

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