Casey Anthony Case

The Criminal Justice System is the system of law enforcement that is involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offenses. The history of the Criminal Justice System goes back to ancient times before the United States was even founded. Back then each colony had its own court system. Americans have developed to enforce the rules of the society and if someone does not follow these rules they will be punished. Today these functions are carried out by the police, the courts, and corrections. During a trial a case continues with the court system which will weigh the evidence to determine if the defendant is guilty. If the person is guilty the corrections system will
Casey said the last time she has ever seen Caylee was on June 15, 2008. She said that she dropped Caylee off at the babysitter’s apartment and when she came back to pick her up and go home both of them were nowhere to be found. Casey said the babysitter’s name was Zenaida Gonzalez and that they met at Universal Studios in 2008. Casey claims that they met through a mutual friend and that they have been friends for a little over a year. On July 15, 2008 Caylee was officially reported missing. Cindy Anthony called 911 and said “I found out my granddaughter has been taken and missing for a month.” Casey has apparently told her family and the police that she has not seen her daughter for thirty-one days and that she had her own investigation of trying to find her. In one of the three 911 calls placed Cindy Anthony says “I found my daughter’s car today and it smelled like there’s been a dead body in the car.” Cindy eventually took back what she said about Casey’s car (“Timeline of events”). Eventually Casey was arrested. She was arrested and charged with child neglect. Investigators later found out that the apartment Casey claimed was Caylee’s babysitter’s apartment was abandoned for more than 180 days. They also found that Zenaida Gonzalez never was Caylee’s babysitter. Casey then admitted that Gonzalez never took Caylee and that she just made it up. Consequently, Zenaida then sued Casey Anthony for defamation (Canning). On June 22, 2008
Many people had different opinions on the trial and the verdict. For those who think that Casey Anthony should have been found guilty believe that the Criminal Justice System does not actually give justice to the right people (Orlando). People who say she was guilty of murdering Caylee blame the Criminal Justice System for letting Casey free and giving no justice for little Caylee (Reinhardt). The Criminal Justice system is also blamed for overlooking evidence during the trial by those who believe that Casey Anthony did murder her daughter. This could have made people think negatively about the Criminal Justice System or positively (“Why did the Casey Anthony Murder Trial Captivate the Nation?”). It all depends on what people think the verdict should