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Imperfect Justice

Prosecuting Casey Anthony

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The definitive insider's account of the 2011 case of a Florida mother accused of killing her own daughter . . . and the verdict that shocked the nation.

It was the trial that stunned America. On July 5, 2011, nearly three years after her initial arrest, Casey Anthony walked away, virtually scot-free, from one of the most sensational murder trials of all time. She'd been accused of killing her daughter, Caylee, but the trial only left behind more questions: Was she actually innocent? What really happened to Caylee? Was this what justice really looked like?

In Imperfect Justice, prosecutor Jeff Ashton, one of the principal players in the case's drama, sheds light on those questions and much more, telling the behind-the-scenes story of the investigation, the trial, and the now-infamous verdict. Complete with never-before-revealed information about the case and the accused, Ashton examines what the prosecution got right, what they got wrong, and why he remains completely convinced of Casey Anthony's guilt.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 23, 2012
      Of the 300-plus cases Veteran Florida prosecutor Ashton has tried during his career, 70 were homicides and all but two ended with a guilty verdict. Now, following his most famousâand lastâhearing, Ashton recounts the Casey Anthony murder trialâwherein she was accused of killing her daughter, Cayleeâ, a case characterized by circuitous twists and turns, and reviews the series of Anthonyâs purported lies, including those regarding the mysterious Nanny, where Anthony worked, and the sexual abuse suffered at the hands of her father. Ashton discusses the Anthony familyâs strange dynamics, the uneven relationship between Anthony and her parents, and her âtransformationâ and âperformancesâ during the trial. While the book is meticulously detailed, it occasionally suffers from Ashtonâs (or perhaps from former New York Times correspondent Pulitzerâs) overwrought language, as evidenced by lines like, âCaylee was officially discharged to the care of angels.â Ashton reveals that he âgenuinely dislikeâ defense attorney Jose Baez, a âsmarmyâ¦underhandedâ man, and canât resist the urge to share anecdotes that make Baez appear foolishâhe even describes the defenseâs arguments as âborderline ridiculous.â Understandably, Ashton was convinced that the jury would find Anthony guilty and he would be able to retire âon a high note,â but the shocking verdict proved otherwise. For readers who havenât reached their fill on information about this highly publicized trial, this is a must read. Photos.

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