Jury Begins Deliberations on Anthony

Prosecution: Casey's a documented 'liar'
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 4, 2011 12:20 PM CDT
Casey Anthony Trial: Jury Begins Deliberations After Prosecution's Rebuttal
Casey Anthony goes over paperwork during a break on the final day of arguments in her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse, July 4, 2011.   (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)

Arguments are over and the jury is out in the Casey Anthony case. But before jurors exited the court, the prosecution offered its final rebuttal to the defense’s arguments. In an hour-long presentation, prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick replayed clips of Casey lying to officials and her parents, calling her the “most well-documented liar ever seen in a courtroom," the Orlando Sentinel reports. “Whose life was better without Caylee? Was Cindy Anthony's life better?" Burdick asked. Then she showed a picture of Casey’s “Belle Vita” tattoo. “There’s your answer,” she said. (More Casey Anthony stories.)

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