The murder conviction of a Texas mother was overturned by an appeals court Thursday.
The court rules that evidence presented by the prosecution psychiatrist was wrong and could have unduly influenced the jury. The psychiatrist, Dr. Park Dietz, said that Yates had gotten the idea to murder her children from an episode of 'Law and Order.' The episode described by Dietz showed a case similar to Yates', Attorneys for both sides later learned that no such episode existed.
The ruling could result in a new trial for Yates, but prosecutors are planning to appeal the ruling and reinstate the conviction and sentence.
Yahoo! News - Andrea Yates' Murder Conviction Overturned
Here is a link to this week's column by Ann Coulter.
HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE :: Liberals Love America Like O.J. Loved Nicole by Ann Coulter
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