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Old July 27th 06, 07:36 AM posted to alt.true-crime,misc.kids,alt.gossip.celebrities,alt.parenting.solutions,alt.support.childfree
R. Steve Walz
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Default ! Andrea Yates found Not Guilty of drowning her five children

lkfraley wrote:

I can't believe they didn't find her guilty. She did it right? That is
for certain. So how can they find her not guilty? Crazy or not, she
killed her babies. She didn't have any right to do that to them.

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You're confused about the law. We don't punish people who didn't know
what they were doing, who were actually delusional. The law requires
that they FORM INTENT to do the evil perpetrated. That means they have
to know the consequences and intend to do what they did. They did NOT
form intent if they were deluded by some process not in their control.
Steve