CNN 2011-07-11

 Casey Anthony is officially not guilty of her daughter's death but public opinion, of course, is another thing. And a lot of people are outraged¹ at the thought of her going free to continue her bella vita.

 

David Mattingly joining us now live from Orlando, Florida.

 

Let's discuss what's next for Casey Anthony now,David.

 

Well, Kyra, on Thursday, Casey Anthony goes back into court. She is going to be in front of the judge again to be sentenced for those four misdemeanor charges of lying to investigators² in this case.

 

Each of those counts carries a maximum of one year in jail. Now she's already served three while she was awaiting trial. It's possible the judge could give her a sentence that would rely on time served and she could go free. So that's one of the possibilities we're looking at tomorrow.

 

Looking outside the courthouse today, all of those crowds that we got so used to looking at here, they're gone today. People going back home, going back on with their lives after getting so close and so many people getting so emotionally invested in this trial. Now that the verdict is out, there are no crowds here at the courthouse. Last night, we saw sheriff's deputies in the neighborhood where Casey Anthony's parents live. People there were concerned that there would be too many onlookers³ and too many people coming by for sightseeing in the neighborhood so the sheriff said that they would have deputies there to make sure that the residents there were protected and they could get back on with their lives.

 

But, at the moment, everyone wondering what's going to happen next with Casey Anthony. She will be before that judge on Thursday,Kyra.

 

At issue here is Cindy Anthony's testimony⁴ that she was the one who did those Internet searches for chloroform. The prosecution⁵ later showed work records that seemed to preclude⁶ that.

 

Here with me now criminal defense⁷ attorney and former prosecutor⁸ Holly⁹ Hughes.

 

So what do you think? Could Cindy Anthony be prosecuted¹⁰ for perjury¹¹?

 

Technically¹² speaking, under the law, yes. Because I think they've got enough proof to show it's a specific intent crime.

 

For our viewers, what that means is you're going to have to prove to your jury or your judge she willfully did this. She meant to lie and I think they've got enough evidence to prove it. But from a personal human standpoint, I don't think we're going to see it happen.

 

Remember, no matter what we think of Cindy Anthony, she is a victim here. She is a grieving grandmother, and, Kyra, I mean you watch that testimony, just like I did, sobbing¹³, heaving, racked with grief. So we know that she truly, truly loved that little girl and misses her. And at this point, all she was trying to do was save her daughter's life and it worked. So at this point I think any prosecution is going to look like sour grapes quite frankly¹⁴, so I don't think we're going to see it happen.

 

What about further prosecution in this case? Other family members or other players?

 

No. It's a done deal. Because again if you want to get anybody for perjury it's specific intent. How are you honestly going to prove that George lied about anything? The only thing that was iffy, in my mind, I think he lied about the affair but how do you prove that?

 

Unless there's videotape which if there was, we'd have been is, believe me, Jose Baez would have handed it out when Krystal Holloway was on the stand. So I don't think so.

 

And as far as Casey is concerned, this is a done deal. Double jeopardy¹⁵ clause of our U.S. Constitution says hey, state gets one bite at the apple. If it's not successful, you cannot go after her again.

 

Got it. Holly Hughes, thanks.

1 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 onlookers   

n.旁观者，观看者( onlooker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. 在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。
• The onlookers stood at a respectful distance. 旁观者站在一定的距离之外，以示尊敬。

4 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

5 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

6 preclude   

vt.阻止，排除，防止；妨碍

参考例句：

• We try to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding.我们努力排除任何误解的可能性。
• My present finances preclude the possibility of buying a car.按我目前的财务状况我是不可能买车的。

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

9 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。

10 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

11 perjury   

n.伪证；伪证罪

参考例句：

• You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证，你要受罚的。
• She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。

12 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

13 sobbing   

<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的

参考例句：

• I heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。
• Her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。

14 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

15 jeopardy   

n.危险；危难

参考例句：

• His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.他愚蠢的行为可能毁了他一生的前程。
• It is precisely at this juncture that the boss finds himself in double jeopardy.恰恰在这个关键时刻，上司发现自己处于进退两难的境地。