support of their own daughter, and then the sort of mixed thinking about whether or not casey indeed may have been involved with this. cindy anthony throughout the course of this trial has been the focus of so much attention as well. jaime colby is watching us with this as well. jaime, surprising in many ways that this is happening as quickly as it is. reporter: it is, martha. i think what is particularly surprising, i m an attorney who practiced in florida is that this jury didn t come out with questions, they didn t ask to review anything or have any testimony read back to them, they do have evidence in the jury deliberation room and they haven t been able to discuss it among themselves during this entire time, 35 days that they were sequestered. the first time that they meet, which was six hours yesterday, they pick a for man, they start to deliberate this case and they are looking at, as you know first degree murder, a capital murder case that could bring the death penalty. and t
it s so true, and again, you wonder how that s playing in the jury s mind. regardless of how you feel about cindy and george, whether they told the truth, what s going on, they were doting grand parents. this man, by all accounts, wanted to kill himself over his granddaughter. casey could have left a note saying, i m gon see ya. martha: it appears that way. you think of the video of cindy anthony helping the little girl into the pool, and i thought to myself okay, here we go, folks. let s listen in. you let the record reflect that the defendant is present along with counsel for the defendant. both sides ready to proceed? it s been brought to my attention that the jury has reached a verdict. state? the state s ready to proceed, your honor. defense? defense is ready. to those in the gallery, please, do not express any signs of approval or disapproval upon the reading of the verdict.
courtroom was the stone-faced reactions of george and cindy anthony who shortly after the verdict was announced got up and left the room. geraldo rivera with me now, what is your reaction, geraldo? reporter: oh, my god. it is a stunning verdict. of it shows how little legal pundits know. it shows that they did consider the evidence and reject much of the state s case. these jurors who were death penalty-qualified instead chose to believe that the state had not convicted her above and beyond and to the exclusion of all reasonable doubt. she has walked on the homicide charge. it is an absolutely breathtaking reversal of fortune. i believe that jose baez is owed an apology by much of those who
opinions. no one will ever know except her. she knows if her tears are genuine or if she s trying to put on some sort of an act for a jury. martha: and she has been from the beginning, you know, everything you look at and talk to people an unsympathetic character in this story. and that, you know, has been a difficult hurdle, obviously, for the defense to overcome in this case. and you wonder what these jurors think of her having watched it i was about to say, you wonder about that behavior, and you wonder whether that plays into the prosecution s theory or plays into the defense s theory. her behavior is so bizarre, so out there, so beyond the ability of anyone to explain. and since so much seems to be kept out of this trial and away from jury about the family, about george anthony, about lee anthony, about cindy anthony, who is the father of this child, you wonder whether or not that behavior may actually have kept her from a murder one conviction. even the motive in this case,
until it s over, and there s going to be civil litigation and all the rest of it, but for now this is unprecedented. martha: all right. geraldo, stay with us. i just want to let everyone at home know we re about to hear from the jury. that room we showed you before they will file into, and as the judge pointed out, they can talk or not talk, but we re going to hear from the jury moments from now. i want to go to the panel and bring randy and arthur back in because someone else who felt dissatisfied, it seemed clear today, was george anthony and cindy anthony. amazing reaction from the parents. you see all these hugs all around the defense table, but the parents of casey anthony looked shocked in the back of that courtroom, then they got up, and they left the room because this opens the door to everybody who s been watching this case thinking that, well, maybe george anthony had something to do with it afterall? let s just take it one step further, martha. why wouldn t they want to