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I haven't seen a thread talking about what specific roles the Anthony's testimony had in the acquittal. They were crucial to the verdict.
- George. He's just not a good liar and even when he's probably telling mostly the truth he comes off sketchy. Plus his vacillations in mood didn't help. The first time he went on the stand he went into extreme detail about the last time he saw Caylee, especially about what she was wearing. I knew he was lying because he contradicted what he had told the FBI about Caylee mentioning Zanny but even if I didn't know that, I would have still thought he sounded suspect. It seemed like he was putting on a show to help the prosecution more than being honest. Myself and others on the forum also thought he sounded insincere when he said he never sexually abused Casey. Now I don't believe he did, but it just shows he wears a public mask of insincerity that makes it hard to tell when he's speaking the truth.
His anger and combativeness also hurt him. I can totally understand it given what he had been accused of but at the same time the way it came out still sounded unnatural at times, like he had something to hide.
His testimony about River Cruz was probably the worst though. Saying he found the affair accusations funny and trying to downplay the visits and texts was not a good idea. What did he say...he visited her 2 or 3 or maybe 10 times...he said something like that which did not sound credible.
- Lee. I think his testimony was probably huge. His room was right next to the nursery and he still was able to ignore it. His testimony about the pregnancy proved that an Anthony child will not face up to something staring him right in the face. Just another chance for the jury to see the denial that runs strongly through the family. And his emotional breakdown, which Casey shared, was odd. It had to impact the jury and make them wonder just how strange this family is.
- Cindy. So much with her but one thing I will say is that I thought her boss seemed like she was kind of out of touch. I really got that vibe from her demeanor. We've all had bosses like that, who will say things were done by the book but who don't really have a firm grasp of what's going on under their noses. I don't know if that's what was really happening at Gentiva under her watch, I know she said she was the one who covered for Cindy when Cindy left, but the bosses demeanor seemed to say that she wasn't as engaged with the workplace as she should have. I think that, and the fact that the computer expert didn't not go over the very specific times when Cindy had used her computer when she was supposed to be at home undermined the prosecution's attempt to impeach Cindy's testimony about the chloroform searches. Makes me wonder if that left doubt and left Cindy's testimony with an impact it shouldn't have.
- George. He's just not a good liar and even when he's probably telling mostly the truth he comes off sketchy. Plus his vacillations in mood didn't help. The first time he went on the stand he went into extreme detail about the last time he saw Caylee, especially about what she was wearing. I knew he was lying because he contradicted what he had told the FBI about Caylee mentioning Zanny but even if I didn't know that, I would have still thought he sounded suspect. It seemed like he was putting on a show to help the prosecution more than being honest. Myself and others on the forum also thought he sounded insincere when he said he never sexually abused Casey. Now I don't believe he did, but it just shows he wears a public mask of insincerity that makes it hard to tell when he's speaking the truth.
His anger and combativeness also hurt him. I can totally understand it given what he had been accused of but at the same time the way it came out still sounded unnatural at times, like he had something to hide.
His testimony about River Cruz was probably the worst though. Saying he found the affair accusations funny and trying to downplay the visits and texts was not a good idea. What did he say...he visited her 2 or 3 or maybe 10 times...he said something like that which did not sound credible.
- Lee. I think his testimony was probably huge. His room was right next to the nursery and he still was able to ignore it. His testimony about the pregnancy proved that an Anthony child will not face up to something staring him right in the face. Just another chance for the jury to see the denial that runs strongly through the family. And his emotional breakdown, which Casey shared, was odd. It had to impact the jury and make them wonder just how strange this family is.
- Cindy. So much with her but one thing I will say is that I thought her boss seemed like she was kind of out of touch. I really got that vibe from her demeanor. We've all had bosses like that, who will say things were done by the book but who don't really have a firm grasp of what's going on under their noses. I don't know if that's what was really happening at Gentiva under her watch, I know she said she was the one who covered for Cindy when Cindy left, but the bosses demeanor seemed to say that she wasn't as engaged with the workplace as she should have. I think that, and the fact that the computer expert didn't not go over the very specific times when Cindy had used her computer when she was supposed to be at home undermined the prosecution's attempt to impeach Cindy's testimony about the chloroform searches. Makes me wonder if that left doubt and left Cindy's testimony with an impact it shouldn't have.
