Andrea Yates verdict overturned - GoFuckYourself.com

theking · 01-06-2005, 02:19 PM

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The court based its reversal on false testimony by a prosecution witness, psychiatrist Park Deitz, who stated during her March 2002 trial that the killings occurred shortly after an episode of the NBC television show ?Law & Order? in which a woman drowned her children and later was acquitted by reason of insanity. (MSNBC is a joint venture of NBC and Microsoft)

Other witnesses testified during the trial that Yates watched the television series, allowing the prosecution to suggest that Yates had seen the show and used the plot to plan the murders of her kids by drowning them in the tub of the family's home.

Episode never existed
Jurors learned after Yates was convicted that the episode never existed.

?We conclude that there is a reasonable likelihood that Dr. Dietz?s false testimony could have affected the judgment of the jury,? the court said in its ruling. ?We further conclude that Dr. Dietz?s false testimony affected the substantial rights of appellant.?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6794098/

tony286 · 01-06-2005, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by theking

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6794098/

its very sad but the woman is sick.

nofx · 01-06-2005, 02:24 PM

crazy shit

her ex husband has to be pissed.

he had 5 kids, now he has none.

theking · 01-06-2005, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nofx

crazy shit

her ex husband has to be pissed.

he had 5 kids, now he has none.

He initially stood by her...as he knew that she was sick...but he has since divorced her...and is trying to get on with his life.

chupacabra · 01-06-2005, 05:14 PM

sick christian fucks, the both of them... i hope someone puts a bullet in her sorry ass when she hits the streets, total waste of oxygen..

01-06-2005, 02:24 PM	#3
nofx Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Virgin Mary's womb Posts: 16,826	crazy shit her ex husband has to be pissed. he had 5 kids, now he has none. __________________ Often times I wonder why There's love and hate, theres live or die. When sickness comes I must decide: When feelings go, theres suicide.

01-06-2005, 05:14 PM	#5
chupacabra Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,626	sick christian fucks, the both of them... i hope someone puts a bullet in her sorry ass when she hits the streets, total waste of oxygen..