Caylee Anthony Update 28 October

The day before the mother of a missing 3-year-old Orlando girl will officially be arraigned on murder charges, a veteran defense attorney said the evidence in the case is weak at best. (It may be weak evidence but a jury will take one look at her partying and convict her for that if nothing else.)

Anthony has already entered a written plea of not guilty, and is not required to be in court.

Attorney Diana Tennis said she is not sure the state's case against Anthony is solid.

'There's a big difference between interesting science evidence and evidence that actually gets to a jury," Tennis said.

Authorities on Friday released a report from a Tennessee lab that found five compounds consistent with body decomposition. Tests found evidence of decomposition on a hair strand found in the trunk, described as "microscopically similar" to one found on Caylee's hair brush.

"This whole talk about the 'body farm' and these interesting tests that this one organization is doing is very, very fascinating. It may be good information, but it's also possible that the jury is never going to hear about it," Tennis said. "(The Body Farm is not some fly by night group of quack researchers. They are probably the most credible organization in the world when it comes to dealing with human decomposition. And it is part of a university department.)

Tennis cited the example of lie-detector tests, which law enforcement agencies consider credible but courts do not.

"No matter how good the science may be, that doesn't mean the judge is going to let the jury hear about it if it's not completely trustworthy," Tennis said.

Meanwhile, Caylee's grandfather, George Anthony, said a ceremony held for missing children at Florida's Capitol was "gut-wrenching."

George and his wife, Cindy Anthony, joined 13 other families and Gov. Charlie Crist at the annual Missing Children's Day commemoration Monday.(Caylee is not missing. That mother of hers knows exactly where she is. And she could put her parents out of their misery just by telling them where she is.) Cindy Anthony said the other families in attendance offered comfort and inspiration. (The other families were probably hoping for just a tiny percentage of the attention that the Anthony case has gotten.)

Cindy Anthony said her family continues to believe Caylee is alive.

A national search for Caylee continues.(Even though her mother could bring her home with a couple of words.)
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