Jury begins deliberations in Anthony trial

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jurors did not reach a verdict yesterday in the Casey Anthony murder trial after deliberating for almost six hours on the prosecution's claim that she killed her 2-year-old daughter Caylee because the toddler interrupted her carefree partying and love life.

The jury began considering the case around noon after prosecutors gave a rebuttal closing argument and said the defense's assertion that Caylee's death was an accident made no sense.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder and six other charges. If convicted of first-degree murder, she could be sentenced to death or life in prison.

The sequestered jury of seven women and five men was to resume deliberating today at 8:30 a.m. They were chosen from the Tampa Bay area because of exhaustive pretrial media coverage in the Orlando area and have been sequestered in an Orlando hotel. They have listened to 33 days of testimony and another two days of closing arguments.

Anthony's attorneys say the girl drowned in the family pool. They have said Anthony panicked and that her father, a former police officer, decided to make it look like a homicide by placing duct tape over the child's mouth and dumping the body in some nearby woods. George Anthony has denied that.

Lead prosecutor Linda Drane hammered on lies Casey Anthony, then 22, told about the disappearance of her daughter, last seen June 16, 2008. -- AP