Thursday, June 16, 2011

Casey Anthony Trial CSI: A Viewer's Guide to the Forensic Evidence - TIME

Casey Anthony Trial CSI: A Viewer's Guide to the Forensic Evidence - TIME

"Millions of viewers have been transfixed by the parade of forensic experts presented by the prosecution over the last few weeks in the trial of Casey Anthony, a 25 year-old mother who stands accused of killing her two year-old daughter Caylee and dumping the child's body near their Orange County, Florida home in 2008. The ubiquitous broadcasts of the trial are as compelling as anything that fans of the fictional forensics drama, CSI: Miami, might encounter. But the cutting-edge crime scene science is far more technical, inexact and contradictory than anything a screenwriter might gin up. And it's just those contradictions that the defense will point out as they take center stage this week.

To find out how Anthony's lawyers might rebut the most damaging prosecution evidence, TIME asked crime experts to weigh in on the viability of the seven most important aspects of the forensic testimony so far.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2077937,00.html#ixzz1PSAys68F"

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