jean casarez, a correspondent for "in session "tru tv was there by invitation. she joinses me now. ean, first you had a chance obviously, right in there with the defense team. anything they said to you which gives you any indication about what they expect to come next? will casey be going home? where she might end up? >> they definitely want her to be released as a free woman on thursday. there is sentencing of those four counts, those first degree misdemeanor counts that are up to one year in jail. that would equate to four years in jail. they're going to try to get her to be sentenced to time served, which would mean that she would be released on thursday. that is what they will argue for, saying that all four counts occurred during the same incident. therefore they should be served concurrently, meaning together, that would mean one year. and she has been in jail far longer than one year. >> and so jean, you got this invitation to come to the defense party after the verdict. tell us what was happening, what you saw. >> well, first of all, i was invited as a journalist to stand th

tom foreman, cnn. >> right now with our panel sonny hosten and jean casarez. u as the most emotional moment in this trial? >> the most emotional moment? that has to be cindy anthony on the stand. to hear her 911 calls, especially when she realized her little granddaughter was gone. and sitting in that courtroom and you couldn't even see her face anymore, just the top of her head because of her sobbing. that without doubt the most e emotional moment in the case. >> sonny, what do you think were the biggest turning points in this trial? >> i think this case was changed at opening statements, at the defense's opening statement. because before this trial began, everyone was saying, how do you defend a case like this? how do you defend a mother accused of murdering her child who behaved so oddly for 31 days? not reporting. and i think when the opening statement was made and we heard about alleged sexual abuse, we heard about an accidental drowning, we heard about this dysfunctional family, that was the game changer. the other i think crucial point was when george an

tom foreman, cnn. >> right now with our panel sonny hosten and jean casarez. jean, what sticks out for you as the most emotional moment in this trial? >> the most emotional moment? that has to be cindy anthony on the stand. to hear her 911 calls, especially when she realized her little granddaughter was gone. and sitting in that courtroom and you couldn't even see her face anymore, just the top of her head because of her sobbing. that without doubt the most e emotional moment in the case. >> sonny, what do you think were the biggest turning points in this trial? >> i think this case was changed at opening statements, at the defense's opening statement. because before this trial began, everyone was saying, how do you defend a case like this? how do you defend a mother accused of murdering her child who behaved so oddly for 31 days? not reporting. and i think when the opening statement was made and we heard about alleged sexual abuse, we heard about an accidental drowning, we heard about this dysfunctional family, that was the game changer. the other i think cruc

. >> in session correspondent jean casarez spoke with cheney mason today. the big question when casey is released where is she going to go. did mason give a hint about that? >> he said plans are being made. he would not tell me what they are. but he is concerned for her safety, they all are. they do realize the public opinion in this nation deems casey anthony may be one of the most hated women in america right now. so they are taking security precautions for her safety. >> yeah. i want to play some of what he said about their fears for her safety. let's listen. >> sure. yeah. everybody around her knows we have to be concerned for her safety. there's a lot of nuts out there that don't believe in the constitution of the united states, don't believe in the jury system. and all you have to do is go downstairs on the sidewalk and you'll see. >> he wouldn't say, though, what precautions they're taking to ensure her safety, right? >> no. he wouldn't even tell me where she's going to go. he does not think she can live in orlando, florida or even the state of flori

earlier defense lawyer cheney mason talked to jean casarez of "in session" on trutv. >> when you satu heard that not guilty for count i, do you remember the first thing that came into your mind? >> yeah. i took a breath. and i said oh, well now, you know, now i can relax a little bit because we know that there's no penalty phase, there's no death penalty. instant. like that. and waited to hear hat not a couple more times. greatest word in the courtroom, not. >> were you shocked? >> i wouldn't say shocked. certainly a great deal of anxiety, waiting for the verdict as there always is. i mean i'm not even sure how many jury trials i've done at this point in the last 40 years. i don't remember ever whether a minor case or other homicide cases that i didn't have a breath deal of anxiety waiting on that jury. i've had juries out a long time. one, i remember, was out for 12 days. you talk about building some anxiety or pressure with that. surprised? strongly surprised. skeptical. not because of the jury. we thought we had a good jury. but because of the relentless news media conviction of c

earlier cheney mason talked exclusively to jean casarez of in session on trutv. >> you sat in the courtroome. do you remember the first thing that came into your mind? >> i took a breath. i said now i can relax a little bit. we know there is no penalty phase. no death penalty. like that. then you wait to hear that not a couple more times. the greatest word in the courtroom. not . >> were you shocked? >> i wouldn't say shocked. it's a great deal of anxiety and waiting for the verdict as there always is. i'm not sure how many jury trials i have done in the last 40 years, but in the vicinity of 400. whatever the number is, i don't remember ever whether it was a minor case or other homicide cases that didn't have anxiety waiting on that jury. i had juries out a long time. one i remember was out for 12 days. you talk about building up anxiety and pressure with that. surprise? totally surprised. skeptical. not because of the jury, but because of the relentless news media conviction for casey for the past three years no matter where we went, we got the same thing. she has been vilified by news med