Attorney doubted Anthony’s mental health

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Florida mother who was acquitted last year of murdering her 2-year-old daughter had mental health issues that contributed to her habitual lying, the lead attorney in her criminal case says in a new book.

In “Presumed Guilty, Casey Anthony: The Inside Story,” Jose Baez said detectives should have realized Casey Anthony had built a “fantasy world,” and her lies weren’t evidence of guilt but signs of someone with “serious mental health issues.”

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