insanity plea

Andrea Yates Wants to Attend Church
Andrea Yates Wants to Attend Church
Andrea Yates Wants to Attend Church
Remember Andrea Yates?  She's the Houston woman who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning deaths of her five children back in June of 2001.  Yates is now a patient at the Kerrville State Hospital, and through her attorney, she's asking to be allowed out of the facility once a week to go to church.
Judge says Tyler Teen Who Stabbed Teacher to Death Not Fit for Trial
Judge says Tyler Teen Who Stabbed Teacher to Death Not Fit for Trial
Judge says Tyler Teen Who Stabbed Teacher to Death Not Fit for Trial
A judge in Tyler has ruled that a 17 year old high school student who stabbed a teacher to death in his classroom a year and a half ago is not competent to stand trial, and must be sent to a state  hospital for 90 days where he'll be evaluated by state psychiatrists.