DSK Attorneys Meet with Prosecutors; Arraignment Day for "Whitey" Bulger; Court Halts Loughner's Forced Medications
VELSHI: Casey Anthony could be sentenced to the time that she's already served and freed tomorrow after she was acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. The jury deliberated about 11 hours before reaching a not guilty verdict what shocked millions of courtroom observers.</s>CHETRY: One of the alternate jurors who heard all of the testimony, but did not take part in the deliberations says the prosecution gave jurors a reason to doubt Anthony's guilt. Let's listen.</s>RUSS HUEKLER ALTERNATE JUROR (via telephone): The prosecution did not prove their case, the big question that was not answered, how did Caylee die? I think there was probably a lot of discussion it was probably a horrific accident, that dad and Casey covered up and unfortunately did snowball and got away from them.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you believe that Caylee Anthony's remains were in Casey's car in the trunk?</s>HUEKLER: I had a hard time believing that especially with just that one hair being found. I don't think there was evidence of the chloroform, you know. I meant to say I personally. I didn't buy it because I thought there was such still low levels that it could have been contributed to possibly cleaning products and then with one hair, and we're showing pictures of the stain, I didn't see a picture of the stain. There could have been decomposing material.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How about --</s>HUEKLER: If George was, you know, an ex-police officer if he would have smelled a decomposing body when they picked up the car from the tow yard, why didn't he and the tow driver call law enforcement right away? Why did they take the vehicle home and then try to clean it.</s>CHETRY: See, that's very interesting and fascinating because personally one of the most compelling things was to hear Cindy Anthony's frantic 911 phone call when she finally realized that her granddaughter was missing and she said it smelled like a body was in this car and she sounded very -- sounded very real and terrified then later backtracking.</s>ROMANS: Trying to link this together.</s>CHETRY: Again, she was convicted only, Casey Anthony, of four counts of lying to police and her sentencing is tomorrow.</s>ROMANS: So now our question of the day, what do you -- we want to know do you believe Casey Anthony's acquittal was the result of a good defense or a poor prosecution? Here are some of your responses. Joyce on Facebook said, "The verdict did not surprise me. It was a circumstantial case. There was no solid link between Casey and Caylee's remains. She got away with it because the police didn't get to the body the first time Ray Kronk called and reported to the police. The police let Caylee down."</s>VELSHI: Carmelo says on our blog, "Casey not only had a good defense she had an awesome defense. They offered enough alternative possibilities for the child's death that it created the perception of reasonable doubt. It was not really the defense's responsibility to prove the alternative possibilities, as much as it was the prosecutor's to prove their factual arguments."</s>CHETRY: Mike writes, "Just like O.J. Simpson the prosecution should have gone for a lesser charge and aimed for life in prison. And here is one - interesting one, Sage Anthony on my Twitter page wrote, "Neither, it was the result of poor jurors. Most people have been solidly in defense of the jurors saying that they did the job to the best of their ability."</s>VELSHI: We choose from amongst our peers. We don't have an expert class of jurors, right? They're supposed to be your peers and their judgment counts. I know that's a criticism some people will level, but that's the system we have.</s>ROMANS: All right, CNN learning lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn are going to meet with prosecutors today. Just days ago, prosecutors acknowledged that the maid accusing the former IMF chief of sexual assault, the maid might have some credibility problems. Also this morning, prosecutors are refusing to give the accuser's lawyers a copy of a recorded conversation she had with her boyfriend. He's being held in an Arizona jail. A source tells CNN during that conversation, the alleged victim said she's fine and that, quote, "there's money to be made," end quote. A day many thought would never come in Boston, arraignment day for former mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger. He was arrested last month in California after some 16 years on the lamb. Bulger was the influence for Jacque Nicholson's character in "The Departed." He's expected to enter a plea on 19 murder charges today.</s>CHETRY: Jury selection begins today in the Roger Clemens perjury trial. The pitching legend accused of lying under oath before a congressional committee when he said he never used steroids or human growth hormones. The judge now says that he may not let some of his former teammates testify in the case since they could unfairly influence jurors.</s>VELSHI: A federal appeals court in San Francisco ordering a temporary stop to the forced medication of Tucson shooting defendant Jared Loughner. The government has until tonight to argue that the medications are necessary and are going to make Loughner competent to stand trial. Loughner is charged in the January shooting that killed six people and seriously injured Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.</s>ROMANS: You know, Ron Barber is back on the job, Gabrielle Giffords' district director. He was standing next to the congresswoman six months ago when that gunman opened fire. Barber was shot in the cheek and through the thigh, still has some trouble walking, but he said he's glad to be back at work on a part- time basis and his staff was thrilled to welcome him back yesterday.</s>RON BARBER, GIFFORDS' DISTRICT MANAGER: It was very emotional coming in. I was a little bit nervous. The staffs have been through a lot too. There's a special relationship between those of us who were shot that day.</s>PAM SIMON, WOUNDED GIFFORDS STAFFER: We'll never be normal again, but it felt like it was beginning to close the healing.</s>ROMANS: Barbara says the only thing that would make his return to work sweeter would be to see Congresswoman Giffords come walking through that door.</s>CHETRY: All right, hopefully in due time she will. Morning headlines next. A little later we're getting brutally honest with parents. Do you like one kid more than the other?</s>ROMANS: No.</s>CHETRY: I'm an only child and my parents never had to worry. Why playing favorites may be completely normal behavior. The question is, should -- they always say they don't want to tell the kids and the kids say when they grow up, I always knew so-and-so was my mom's favorite.</s>VELSHI: But that may be normal and how you're supposed to deal with that. I'm looking forward to that conversation. Plus Facebook has some awesome plans that it's unveiling today, their words. What is it? Well, we may have an early idea. We can tell you about it. It is -- we'll tell you about it on the other side of the break. It's 47 minutes after the hour.