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Was Andrea Yates Criminal Or Guilty

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Andrea Yates conviction was a unjust trial at first and later on the conviction changed to a just one. She was convicted for the murders of her children (Chan). She suffered from depression and had tried to commit suicide (Chan). Yates was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison (Chan). This convictions was later over turned and she wasn’t found guilty anymore because, of insanity (Chan). This was a more fair verdict to me. Yates was mentally ill, She needed treatment and not a torture place like jail. Yates attorney stated “ She committed the murders because, of psychotic delusions and postpartum depression” (Chan). Yes, Yates was guilty because, they were her actions but, she was mentally ill and was a very religious woman.

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