three years ago tomorrow, casey anthony was at a fire work show right over our shoulder. >> and martin savidgese cases. just as drew has and also david mattingly. david said the last time he david said the last time he saw anything like this was scott peterson. what is your assessment? >> i agree with what has been said. you can't predict what the jury will do. i will say this has been a very attentive jury. both the prosecution and the he was the went out of their way to say how remarkable this jury has been. always attentive, always taking notes, very much focused on what is being said in the courtroom. i don't think they'll rush just because it is the fourth of july and they have away from their families a long time them take their job seriously. >> i want to bring this home for the two ladies here. not that guys can't answer this. but there is a little girl who died in all of this. or who was murdered. and then jane, i'm going to talk to you about it as well. >> i think what we'll see is linda drane burdick. she stood up in the beginning of this trial. it seem like 100 years ago. it was si

. >> cnn's martin savidge was in the courtroom today. he joins us live from orlando. g? we're not going to even hear from the alternates, are we? >> reporter: no, we're not. this really came as a great surprise. there was the surprise of the verdict and then all eyes on the jury. the question, how did you come up with the verdict that you did. and, in fact, there were so many questions that had to be asked we weren't sure we'd get it in in in 45 minutes we would be allotted. i was given the opportunity to ask the first question. so much planning went into this news conference that everyone thought it was going to happen. seats had been set up. cameras were in place. everyone was ready apparently except the jury. they were not informed until they rendered their verdict. she came in and said no one, not any of the 12 are going to speak to us. that was a major blow because so many people want to ask a question. let's weigh the jury, what was it they heard or didn't hear and how do they think casey died? who do they think is responsibility for casey's death? on and on majo

let's go back to orlando and our martin savidge, any word on how or when this release might happen?>> reporter: it's probably the most anticipated release from prison that certainly anybody has seen from the orange county jail in the background. and possibly the most anticipated release from any krcorrectional facility for qui some time. essentially from that point on, the watch begins to see when she could come out of the facility. but we also know it's not going to be her walking out the front door, which would normally be the case of anybody released from this facility. instead, they have gone to great lengths to try to protect her. and authorities have said due to the high profile nature of this case and because of the upset because of the verdict, they have said they are going to release her at a point away from here. but that doesn't mean we won't get to see it. there's a pool of reporters, a video camera, and a print camera, who will be able to witness when casey anthony is processed out, and then she disappears. what will happen then, is they are then sequestered, meaning th

martin savidge takes a look at the winds of range in the book industry. >> reporter: once upon a timeey were only bought in stores. what a fairie teal. today we read things called kendalls and books are downloaded anywhere, any time. to see how much things have changed, just peer into john mcclur's front window as he runs his publishing company from his spare bedroom. he used to go to borders and then he saw the writing on the wall and stopped. >> i think publishing is undergoing a huge change not unlike the record industry with downloadable music. >> so is it the end of paper books? mcclure says no, not even close. >> i guess in the last three years it's literally come to about this point where e-book sales are about on par with the paper back sales s. >> reporter: but you don't think paper back sales are going to level off? >> i think it will level off somewhere in the i would. >> he points out only 11% of consumers say they would buy an e-reader. >> americans are still going to buy a book. >> reporter: beamer says it would be -- borders -- because bookstores are obsolete. borders i

cnn's martin savidge is covering the trial.t can you tell us about what happened in court today? >> hello, candy. it was an interesting day. had a mixed bag of things. it started with the defense and the prosecution arguing this morning over what evidence could be admitted during the rebuttal case of the prosecution's case. at one point it got so severe the judge had to call an indefinite recess. about 1:30 in the afternoon the differences had been resolved at the prosecution went forward with its rebuttal. made significant points. then they rested. what came next was three motions by the defense for acquittal. they said there was inappropriate video entered as evidence. the judge wasn't buying that. he said no. then they argued on a previous ruling involving the death penalty in florida. the judge is taking that under advisement. then they said the prosecution did not make its case. they haven't proved this was capital murder. the judge said, no, this is going to the jury that. was today. >> they tried to undermine casey antho

our martin savidge was there for the midnight release. martin, she left right out the front door.t's not exactly what the crowd expected, right? >> reporter: no, it wasn't, fredric fredricka. good afternoon to you. you know, this case has continued to surprise people almost from the get-go. and right up to the verdict, of course, many people were very surprised, disappointed with how it came out. then of course with her release, all of this debate, all the talk about how it was going to be done and the very clandestine nature that we probably wouldn't see her at all, we'd be guessing as to one of six doors she might come out of. one of the reasons why you had the pool camera suicide so we might know in some way she was, in fact, released and see it documented. in the end what happened? she comes out the front door. there she is hand in hand with her attorney. as they come out, there is this huge crowd that blossomed in the last half hour to about 1,000 people. all television cameras. remarkable scene. helicopters flying overhead. very public. out in front of everyone to see. they

martin savidge, cnn. >> and plenty to talk about now with me, defense attorney mark gerragos and santorney paul henderson. welcome to both of you. this is a fascinating revelation. mark, had casey anthony been convicted this issue with the chloroform searches would have been grounds for a new trial. i mean, is that right? >> it certainly would have led off a motion for a new trial, this and all the other junk sky athens the prosecution presented. i think this just kind of points out to the fact that the jury got it right and this just supports everything that i kind of suspected from the get go. this idea that somehow there were 84 searches of this or that just wreaked at the time of somebody who just didn't know what they were doing when they were looking at the searches. >> would you have said, as a defense lawyer, what would you have done in the situation? if it just smacked of not making sense? >> i've had this precise case twice over with murder cases where somebody has gotten up and purported to be an expert and then take an look at the search. and it's really just the fact tha

wanted to get straight to our cnn's martin savidge. he's now outside with demonstrators. first of all, paint a picture for us, what that was like inside that courtroom as everybody waited for sentencing. >> reporter: well, it was a very different feeling than it was a couple days ago when we were there to hear what the verdict was. this time it was a much more relaxed casey anthony we saw. in fact, to say she let her hair down is literal and figurative. if you looked at her in the video, you saw one of the striking things about the change of her feature was that she has no longer have the hair up in a bun or ponytail. she had it hanging around her shoulders. she felt much more comfortable in the courtroom today. the sentencing aspect is a very complicated equation here. the judge did throw the book but he didn't have much of a book to throw. you're really talking about four misdemeanors here. he gave her the max time, one year for each of those four, to be served consecutively. in other words, one after another, not concurrently, which was one of the big questions. she's

martin savidge has more on the battle of the bookstores. >> reporter: once upon a time, all books hade only bought in stores. what a fairy tale. today we read things called kindles or nooks and books are downloaded anywhere, any time. to see how much things have changed, just peer into john mcclure's front window as he runs his publishing company from a spare bedroom. >> this is actually a book we published, "get the job you want in i.t.." >> reporter: he used to go to borders, then saw the writing on the wall and gave up his i.t. job to begin a publishing company. so far he's published 200 electronic books and seen his business double each year. >> i think publishing is undergoing a huge change not unlike the whole record industry with -- with downloadable music. >> reporter: so is it the end of paper books? mcclure says no. not even close. >> just in the last three years it's literally come to about -- about this point where e-book sales are about on par with the paperback sales. >> reporter: but you don't think paperbacks are going to go away? >> no. i think it'll level off somewhe

martin savidge has been covering it all. martin? >> reporter: thanks anderson.ld say we've never seen anything like it at least since the trial of o.j. simpson. it's been a long time since we've heard people argue over the verdict over the way they did with this one. people took this one personally. they have it in their hearts but in their heads. i'm constantly surprised at just how much people know about every last detail. it was like that almost from the beginning. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> i fond out my granddaughter has been taken. she has been missing for a month. her mother finally admitted that she's been missing. >> can you tell me a little bit what's going on? >> my daughter's been missing for the last 31 days. >> the case against casey anthony was mostly about what she did and what she said during the 31 days between when 2-year-old caylee anthony disappeared and when her grandmother cindy anthony made that call to 911. we got a glimpse into casey's behavior on surveillance footage. in personal photographs. at local clubs. on stage dancing wit

martin savidge has been covering it all. martin? >> reporter: thanks anderson. i would say we've never seen anything like it at least since the trial of o.j. simpson. it's been a long time since we've heard people argue over the verdict over the way they did with this one. people took this one personally. they have it in their hearts but in their heads. i'm constantly surprised at just how much people know about every last detail. it was like that almost from the beginning. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> i fond out my granddaughter has been taken. she has been missing for a month. her mother finally admitted that she's been missing. >> can you tell me a little bit what's going on? >> my daughter's been missing for the last 31 days. >> the case against casey anthony was mostly about what she did and what she said during the 31 days between when 2-year-old caylee anthony disappeared and when her grandmother cindy anthony made that call to 911. we got a glimpse into casey's behavior on surveillance footage. in personal photographs. at local clubs. on stage danci

. >> cnn's martin savidge was right there in the courtroom as the drama played out from orlando. martin, we say casey anthony in the television pictures, but you're sitting a few feet away as this jury verdict played out. the drama of it all. take us inside that room. >> reporter: good evening, john. yeah, it was, you know, very different night and day prior to the verdict being read and after it was read. we knew it was 2:15 in the afternoon and it wasingly to be extremely dramatic. many thought not that long of deliberation. it has to be bad news for the defense, and it was clear that as you got in there the defense team felt the same way. they are all very silent and sat at their table and were gathering around casey and they were sort of consoling here. don't worry about this. it may be bad news. that's all right. we'll work it out on appeal. then came the verdict, and it was a total shock. there was the victory that they thought perhaps they had achieved, and that's what you saw the complete turn-around. you saw a jubilant team. they came together as one and piling on hugging

martin savidge has more on that and the sentencing hearing today. >> reporter: it was a very different-looking casey anthony who faced judge belvin perry for sentencing. letting her hair down for the first time since the trial began. talking and smiling. and there was a rare bit of humor as judge perry asked her attorneys if they still wanted to pursue that mistrial issue, something made pointless by tuesday's dramatic verdict clearing anthony of the charges that she abused and killed her 2-year-old daughter caylee. >> you had asked me to reserve ruling on your motion for mistrial. >> we withdraw that, your honor. >> okay that. takes care of that. >> reporter: then it was down to the business of sentencing anthony for her four misdemeanor convictions of lying to police. her attorneys argued they should be reduced to just one, citing double jeopardy. >> your honor, before sentencing we respectfully request the court address the violation of double jeopardy at issue with respect to counts five, six and seven. because all four statements in the indictment arose during the july 16th interview betw

we'll be on the streets next wednesday, martin savidge, thanks. >> yes. >>> let's get unique insightntence of casey anthony and the trial that captured the nation's attention. joining us is the prosecutor, jeff ashton. you still believe in your heart that she is a murderer. knowing that she will be on the streets in just a few days, what goes through your mind? >> well, i mean, we obviously didn't prosecute the case unless we believed in it, so we still do. at this point, the jury has spoken. they are the ones who have decided the case and we have to respect that. when she's on the street, i simply hope that people will just leave her alone. >> do you view her at all as a threat to public safety, a risk? >> i would be concerned if she was a caretaker of children again. but, no. i think she's at greater risk from the public right now than vice versa. >> let's talk a bit about the case. some of the jurors coming out -- i want you to listen to jennifer. she told abc that one of the issues that was so difficult, some of them talked about being sick to their stomach a. hunch that they mig

martin savidge was inside that courtroom throughout the trial and today when the verdict was read. he joins us now from orlando, florida. martin, first of all, what explains in your mind the chasm between the generalized sense of the public watching this on that she of course was guilty and the quick ten hours of deliberations leading to a not guilty verdict on the three most significant counts? >> reporter: you know, eliot, i wish i had an absolute answer on this. many of us are still wondering and trying to decipher from the limited conversation you had with the alternate juror as to what was really going on, where was the disconnect between what the public thought they knew and heard about this case and what the jury heard and how they ruled. one thing to keep in mind, of course, as you would know is the fact the jury was not bombarded with all of this for years as far as the last couple of weeks. they have not been inundated with the immediate attention. they haven't heard all the lawyers on tv, haven't heard all the speculation, haven't heard all the minutia that's been talked

i am told our own martin savidge is inside the court and will get a shot of the first question. we are also waiting to hear from the prosecution, from the state, get their reaction to the verdict that was handed down just this afternoon. and i want to go to our senior legal analysts, jeff toobin, and i want to go back to your point. i thought it was an excellent point. casey anthony could decide tomorrow to walk out of a court, stand on the steps and say i did it, i killed my 2 1/2-year-old little girl, and she will never face time because why? >> absolutely. you know, the double jeopardy clause says once you had one criminal trial you cannot have a second one. the prosecution gets one attempt to prosecute you for a crime like this, and she is free to say or do whatever she wants about this matter at this point. not that i anticipate she is going to confess, because she has been consistent in saying she's innocent, but as a legal matter, there's no appeal or civil case that is a possibility here realistically, and the most peculiar thing about today's hearing is her lawyers did

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cnn's martin savidge joins us live from orlando. interesting twists coming out with regard to this case, marty. >> reporter: you're right, kyra. this is a story that continues to develop and continues to still baffle people in many different ways. all of the focus lately has been on the jurors and many people, of course, dissatisfied with the verdict they rendered and wondering how it's possible the jurors could do what they did. this raises the issue of trying to identify the jurors. immediately after the verdict all 12 jurors declined to speak to the media. the media isn't necessarily taking that. they decided to file a suit to goin the identities of the 12 jurors. and that is what was heard in the court yesterday by the judge perry. he very reticent for giving the names out. emotions running high and worried for their safety and knows they are hounded by the media and death threats coming against them. the laws in florida are clear sunshine laws mean you have to release their names at some point. >> reporter: apparently, marty, w

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