“Not guilty” does not mean that the person did not commit the crime, it simply means that when the person committed the crime they are unable to distinguish right from wrong . I believe that Andrea's profile does not correspond to the profile of the legally insane. Yes, Andrea has major mental problems and suffers from many mental illnesses, however at the time of the murder I believe he was in the right state of mind. According to the legal definition, a person can only be declared insane if at the time of the crime he was unable to distinguish right from wrong and knew the consequences of his actions. She knew it was legally wrong to kill another human being and therefore waited to do so when her husband, who was of sound mind, was not at home. He also planned which child to kill first because it would alert the other children and risk them running away. She was found guilty but ended up having a second trial where she was found not guilty by reason of insanity. According to one juror, during the Yates case, the insanity law in the state of Texas stated, "By reason of serious mental disease or defect, he did not know that his conduct was wrong," this would be changed to, "due to of a serious mental disease or defect, the accused was unable to appreciate its nature and
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