Casey Anthony Sentenced to Jail for Lying to Police During Investigation Into Daughter Caylee's Disappearance
Published July 07, 2011
BREAKING: Casey Anthony was sentenced to one year for each of four counts of lying to investigators in the 2008 disappearance of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, with credit given for time already served in jail.
But Anthony, who was acquitted Tuesday of killing her daughter,
could go free in late July or early August because she already served nearly three years in jail and has had good behavior, the judge said.
Judge Belvin Perry said he plans to meet with attorneys on both sides to determine exactly how much time she should be credited for.
Caylee Anthony's body was found in the woods near her mother's home in late 2008, months after she disappeared.
Anthony was found not guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder as well as aggravated manslaughter and child abuse in the 2008 death of her daughter.
A jury convicted Anthony on four counts of lying to investigators. Each of the counts carried a maximum possible sentence of one year in jail.
Perry said Thursday that he is sentencing Anthony to "one year in the Orange Country Jail, imposing a $1,000 fine on each count."
"All four counts to run consecutive to each other, giving you credit for the time that you have previously served," Perry said.
The lies include telling detectives she worked at Universal Studios and claiming she left Caylee with a made-up babysitter. She also lied to police when she claimed she received a phone call from her missing daughter on July 15, 2008.
The lies caused law enforcement to "devote extensive resources" in their search for Caylee, Perry said.
The girl's remains were found in December 2008, nearly six months after she was reported missing.
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