Presumed Guilty - Jose Baez & Peter Golenbock

Presumed Guilty

By Jose Baez & Peter Golenbock

  • Release Date: 2012-07-03
  • Genre: True Crime
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New York Times bestseller Presumed Guilty exposes shocking, never-before revealed, exclusive information from the trial of the century and the verdict that shocked the nation.

When Caylee Anthony was reported missing in Orlando, Florida, in July 2008, the public spent the next three years following the investigation and the eventual trial of her mother, Casey Anthony. On July 5, 2011, the case that captured headlines worldwide exploded when, against all odds, defense attorney Jose Baez delivered one of the biggest legal upsets in American history: a not-guilty verdict.

In this tell-all, Baez shares secrets the defense knew but has not disclosed to anyone until now and frankly reveals his experiences throughout the entire case—discovering the evidence, meeting Casey Anthony for the first time, being with George and Cindy Anthony day after day, leading defense strategy meetings, and spending weeks in the judge's chambers.

Presumed Guilty shows how Baez, a struggling, high-school dropout, became one of the nation's most high-profile defense attorneys through his tireless efforts to seek justice for one of the country's most vilified murder suspects.

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  • Glad I read this.

    5
    By Wood54ollie
    At the time of Casey’s trial, I was much like most of the public, was sure she was guilty and was horrified when she was found not guilty. Since that time over the course of a few years I began to doubt the way I originally felt about her guilt, it never made sense to me that she would all of a sudden wake up one day and decide to kill her own daughter. After reading this book I’m fully convinced that she is innocent and never hurt a hair on the child’s head. As for Ashton, I never cared for him or the way he behaved. I still remember the day when they said the jury had reached a verdict, I remember Ashton walking into the courthouse with such a cocky little boy look on his face, you could tell he was so positive the jury had decided on the side of the prosecution. Thankfully Casey had Baez on her side, or the state could have very well executed a totally innocent person, and that’s a truly horrendous thought. On an aside note, I found some grammatical/spelling errors in this book, but still very very glad I read it. Kudos to Jose Baez for all he did!

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