The most objective analysis of the Casey Anthony case is that the prosecutor over-charged the case by attempting to prove first-degree murder without sufficient evidence. While the jury could have found guilty on a lesser charge of criminally negligent child endangerment, the prosecutor's case and argument were directed towards first-degree murder. When the jury concluded that they did not believe the prosecutor on the first-degree murder charge, they had no direction on what evidence would allow a guilty verdict on a lesser charge. In either a criminal or civil case, the prosecutor or plaintiff's attorney must show the jury how the evidence leads to a single conclusion. -Dr. Bruce G. Fagel