Casey Anthony Trial
Casey Anthony smiles as she returns to the defense table after being acquitted on first degree murder charges of her daughter Caylee at the Orange County Courthouse Orlando Reuters

Casey Anthony has been sentenced 4 years in prison, lying to investigators.

Each of the four misdemeanor counts Casey was convicted of carries a maximum of one year in jail, said Reuters before the sentencing. It means that the maximum sentence was imposed on Anthony.

Having served nearly three years in prison, Anthony will get credit for the term and could be freed late July or early August.

On July 5th, Casey Anthony murder trial came to a surprising conclusion. 12 jurors delivered the verdict, finding Casey Anthony not guilty of all counts except for providing false information to law enforcement officers. Anthony had been charged for murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008 summer, and could have faced death sentence if convicted.

Verdicts in Casey Anthony Case:

First-Degree Murder: Not Guilty

Aggravated Child Abuse: Not Guilty

Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child: Not Guilty

Providing False Information to a Law Enforcement Officer Counts 4-7: Guilty

Casey Anthony was found not guilty for murdering her daughter, Caylee Anthony. The verdict given on Tuesday left the spectators and media with many unanswered questions.

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