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Understanding Casey Anthony’s acquittal

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The horrifying death of a beautiful two year old child was an appalling crime that begged for swift, and severe justice.

But in Florida Tuesday, Casey Anthony, 25, walked away from a possible death sentence, in what many are calling the greatest miscarriage of justice since O.J. Simpson’s acquittal.

As Scot Urquhart explains, when it comes to the law there can be a vast difference between a just verdict, and a fair and legal one.