come to a decision. This decision was even harder for the jury in the second case.“ The second trial the jury deliberated for 12 hours then they found Mrs. Yates not guilty by reason of insanity” (Resnik 8). This shows that it got harder for them to decide, and they found her not guilty. The defense team for Andrea Yates was very strong and this is how she was able to get off on being not guilty. It was a long fight that lasted over five years. This was a long case and they believed Dr. Dietz who was a professional doctor for mental patients, he played a big role in persuading the jury with what he believed was wrong with Mrs. Yates. He played a big role in persuading the jury whether she was insane and knew what she was doing at this time or not. “ Dr. Dietz said, ‘ In …show more content…
Yates did not conceal her homicidal plan because she knew what she was doing was wrong’ “ (Resnik 6). This is one of the quote that Dr. Dietz said during the trial. This was a hard trial to fight but in the end she got off on being not guilty by reason of insanity. She has been sentenced to a mental hospital for life, so she has to sit and think about what she did, also so she could not hurt anyone else. Many people were against her being found not guilty, and Mrs. Yates even had talked about how she feels today. Andrea Yates was sentenced to a mental hospital for life and she has to live with the fact that she murdered her five children. “...She will always carry the emotional burden of having killed five of her children” (Resnik 10). Many believe that this was enough for Andrea to have to live and think everyday that she murdered her five children, others wish and think that she should be in jail