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On balance, the jurors had no choice but to sentence Yates to life in prison. It is not surprising their deliberations were brief. Treatment in Prison: Why Yates Will Probably Receive Little Help. In truth, Yates is unlikely to find proper treatment in prison. Instead, she will become part of the growing mentally ill inmate population.
Feb 26, 2024 · Andrea Yates (defendant) faced charges for drowning her five children and was convicted despite her insanity plea. A psychiatrist’s false testimony at trial about a similar ‘Law & Order’ episode influenced the jury against Yates’ insanity defense.
Aug 18, 2006 · Andrea Yates, the Houston woman convicted in 2002 of killing her five children, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a retrial after her original convictions were overturned earlier this year.
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Feb 18, 2002 · Record of the proceedings in the criminal case against Andrea Pia Yates in the 230th Criminal Court, Harris County, Texas for two counts of capital murder in the drowning deaths of her five children. Yates, who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. The 2002 verdict was overturned on appeal.
Dec 2, 2006 · Former nurse Andrea Yates, whose postnatal mental illness led her to drown her five children, had her life sentence overturned at a retrial earlier this year, after successfully pleading insanity. Faith McLellan reviews the case and its implications for mental health in the criminal justice system.
State Case Brief Summary: Andrea Yates drowned three of her children and presented an insanity defense, but later it was discovered that the State's expert witness presented false testimony.
