 (CNN.com / June 23, 2011) |
Mark Lippman, the attorney for the parents of accused child-killer Casey Anthony, denied the CNN report that his clients think Casey Anthony is guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Marie.
Lippman did not appear on camera during the Anderson Cooper 360 report that aired Wednesday on CNN, but he spoke about that interview this morning from the Orange County Courthouse during a break in testimony in the Casey Anthony murder trial.
"I've never said they thought she was guilty," Lippman said. "I only said they have no idea what happened. They have no idea what the facts are. That's why they're sitting in the courtroom every single day. They hope they can get some semblance of truth."
Lippman added that "obviously" there was some misunderstanding in the reporting.
He said his statements were taken and "qualified to say that my clients think she is guilty...Based on his story it sounds like I was saying my clients think she is guilty of murder. I never said that. And any inference to that is wrong."
Reporter Gary Tuchman started the segment on CNN by stating he didn't "want to sensationalize this."
He continued the report by saying he asked Lippman: "Do your clients George and Cindy Anthony think that [Casey Anthony] is not guilty?"
Lippman's response was that "they don't think that?they do not believe she is innocent," Tuchman told Cooper.
Tuchman added that Lippman stressed that his clients "support her and don't want her to get the death penalty."
On Wednesday, Lippman fired off a statement after the show aired, stating that he had allowed Tuchman "to make speculations regarding the Anthony family" during a four-minute interview outside the Orange County Courthouse.
The lawyer's statement shows the Anthonys "simply want justice in this case" and do not support the defense team's allegations "regarding George Anthony's actions" of sexual abuse and helping his daughter dispose of Caylee's body.
His statement also shows the Anthonys do not want their daughter to receive the death penalty.
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