RoyJeeBiv

i'm no lawyer, somebody please help me out with this...

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- Casey Anthony was charged with Aggravated Manslaughter, and found Not Guilty.

- under Florida law, 'Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child' (s. 782.07) is defined as:

"A person who causes the death of any person under the age of 18 by culpable negligence under s. 827.03(3) ..."

- s. 827.03(3) is defined as (in the first-degree):

1. A caregiver's failure or omission to provide a child with the care, supervision, and services necessary to maintain the child's physical and mental health, including, but not limited to, food, nutrition, clothing, shelter, supervision, medicine, and medical services that a prudent person would consider essential for the well-being of the child; or

2. A caregiver's failure to make a reasonable effort to protect a child from abuse, neglect, or exploitation by another person.

Neglect of a child may be based on repeated conduct or on a single incident or omission that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, serious physical or mental injury, or a substantial risk of death, to a child.

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the statute goes on to define second-degree manslaughter and so forth, but i'm not sure that is applicable to this case if the charges are issued in the first-degree (again, not a lawyer). i'm trying to wrap my head around how the jury ruled the way they did and simply cannot -- say what you will about 'fantasy forensics', 'reasonable doubt' and the prosecution 'overcharging' ... to me it seems the jury dropped the ball on so many levels, it is seriously upsetting.

common sense tells me that a child's caregiver did not provide a reasonable effort to supervise and protect her child -- how does that not warrant a 'guilty' verdict on this charge...??