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Gender bias attack on the death penalty rejected in Casey Anthony case

By Douglas A. Berman

I have not been closely following the seemingly-all-too-high-profile criminal case against Casey Anthony in Florida, but this news storyconcerning recent developments in the case seemed blog-worthy.  The CBS News piece is headlined "Casey Anthony Can Face Death Penalty, Judge Rules," and here are excerpts: The judge in the Casey Anthony murder trial has rejected arguments from her attorneys that the death penalty should be taken off the table.  Chief Judge Belvin Perry made his ruling against Anthony, who is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, at a hearing Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. Anthony's attorneys argued that the prosecutors had a gender bias in seeking the death penalty and put on an expert witness who testified that a mother who is perceived as "deviant" by a jury faces a difficult time in defending herself against criminal charges...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 12, 2010 (boomark / email).