Casey Anthony...Not quite the cash cow Jose Baez had hoped for - Examiner

Casey Anthony...Not quite the cash cow Jose Baez had hoped for.
Rebekah Worsham, Crime & Justice Examiner
August 1, 2011

Excerpt:

Its been nearly one month since Casey Anthony was acquitted by a Florida jury in a verdict that outraged a nation. The infamous Florida mother was found not guilty of killing her two year old daughter Caylee by a sequestered jury after less than 12 hours of deliberation, two of which included lunch and three of which included jury instruction. Despite the fact that literally thousands of pages of trial transcripts and pieces of evidence were available to the jury for review, not a single item was requested.

Since the acquittal, public outcry over the verdict has reached deafening levels, with outraged Americans from New York to Los Angeles speaking out against the verdict and waging a campaign against any media outlet who offers to pay Anthony, or members of her jury, from profiting from the case. From Facebook pages to petitions on Change.org,.angry mothers, fathers, grandparents and legal experts have waged a united front against Anthony, her attorneys and the jury members who, despite fleeing Orlando immediately after the verdict was announced, remain at the center of the controversy.

Demanding that media outlets such as ABC, CBS, Fox News, NBC and CNN refuse to pay Anthony, either directly or indirectly for interview rights or the licensing of photos seems to be working. Upon her release, Jose Baez, Anthony's lead attorney in her criminal trial, immediately began marketing his client to high profile news and entertainment networks, reportedly demanding seven-figure sums for exclusive access to Anthony's first post-release photos and interviews.

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