Casey Anthony, whose daughter has gone missing, was recently accused of theft and child neglect. She was imprisoned for over a month. There was no mention of whether she had been given a chance to present her case in court. At the beginning of the semester we were given an article to read about John Adams, which was later discussed in a Socratic Seminar. The text was unclear at first. Although during the Socratic Seminar, I discovered new ideas and answers to the questions I had in mind. The connection between the article about Adams and Anthony's case is that both exhibit whether or not "innocence had been protected". Adams believed, as it states in the article, that "no man in a free country should be denied the right to counsel and a fair trial" and "innocence should be protected, than it is, that guilt should be punished". I strongly agree with these principles. In spite of the charges against Anthony, I believe she has the right to defend her case.