Do a search on google.com for "sociopath vs psychopath".
There are a number of write-ups on the two different conditions ~ degrees of the same condition ~ take your pick.
I like to think of sociopaths as acting before they think it out very much, and psychopaths thinking about it in considerable detail and figuring out how to act in the wrong way.
You might want to read about Aspbergers syndrome ~ in great detail ~ there are variations in that condition that are kind of frightening.
One alternative is this woman is too stupid to be allowed to run around loose.
She may be a combo case. It was clear that she planned this in detail, “Need More Time”.
The Prosecution certainly needed to delve into her psychology more. A case could easily be made for forced commitment it would seem.
The jury just didn’t want to spend any time on it. They could have drawn up charts, then X out the lies. One side would have been completely X’d out.
I think 2nd degree was a stretch but Manslaughter was a gimmie according to the judges instructions.
1st and 2nd had to prove that she did it. Manslaughter only required proof that the child was dead proof that she was involved. End of story.