"Jurors found Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity in her children's bathtub drowning deaths.
This is the second trial for the suburban mother who drowned her five young children in a bathtub.
The jury had spent 11 hours Monday and Tuesday trying to determine if Yates was legally insane. Wednesday morning, they reviewed the state's definition of insanity and then asked to see a family photo and candid pictures of the five smiling youngsters. After about an hour of deliberations, they said they had reached a verdict.
In Yates' first murder trial, in 2002, the jury deliberated about four hours before finding her guilty. That conviction was overturned on appeal."
Boy O' boy is this going to throw open the flood gates on appeals - Susan Smith anyone?
Andrea Yates
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