cheney mason had suggested that perhaps she was incompetent to proceed, not necessarily because he actually felt she was incompetent at that time, but when you have a situation like that where logic tells you, you know, you should listen to all options and you re hearing something else, that is where i think cheney made that decision and then the judge stopped the trial and called it a legal issue. all right. both sides concur that a legal issue has arisen and had three doctors evaluate her that evening which all came back and said that she was competent to proceed. coming up, with the case cleared to move forward. attorney jose baez puts casey anthony to work preparing her own defense. she passed me her written report where she was able to intelligently articulate where law enforcement had made gaping mistakes. proof of less joint pain. and clearer skin. this is my body of proof
if you can t afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. to the charge of first degree murder, verdict as to count one, we the jury find the defendant, not guilty, so say we all, dated at orlando, orange county, florida. with that unforgettable verdict, this was the last time most of us saw casey anthony. it was three years ago. she was found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. since then, she has remained out of the public eye. but now cnn has obtained exclusive pictures of casey anthony. and you can see her with her defense attorney in one of them. here she is with cheney mason. someone anthony has remained close with since the trial.
book, justice in america, describes for the first time calling casey s parents, george and cindy, to his office late on a friday afternoon, shortly before jury selection began. mason had just received word that casey s hand-written letters describing sexual abuse by her father were about to be released publicly. we had them one at a time come into my personal office, and made the announcement and told them, you know, i this is going to be a bad day for you, george. and i felt man to man, i ll tell you in advance. what was his reaction? basically, none. he looked at me, and kind of turned sideways a little bit and clapped his hands down on his thighs and let out a big sigh and didn t say anything. reporter: george anthony never admitted to mason any inappropriate conduct with casey. then called mom in, cindy. and told her, and she
her little girl, caylee, taken by the nanny no one could find. and pictures like these suggesting that while her daughter was missing, she was partying, sparked public outrage. cheney mason, an experienced death penalty lawyer, was watching from the sidelines, while anthony s attorney, jose buy baez was coming under scrutiny. mason decided to meet with anthony. they brought her in the room and i m looking at a child herself. and i m saying, this can t be. reporter: but it was. the state gave notice they were seeking the death penalty against anthony for the premeditated murder of caylee, whose skeletal remains were finally found close to the family s home in orlando, florida, about five months after she went missing. could she look you in the eye? oh, yes. what was her demeanor? she was afraid. unsure about really anything and what was going to happen. how it s going to happen. reporter: mason, in his new