[deport]

I don't know the makeup of this jury but in my opinion they most likely blew the decision. True the prosecutor didn't asked for the death penality but the insanity plea is a very hard one to succeed with in Texas.

To deliberate for three days indicates to me that the jury most likely was hung at first and the insanity group finally convinced some of the others to change to the insanity verdict. We'll know more as they begin to talk.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

This is something to think about though:

While a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity is a full acquittal of charges, in cases where the court finds that there was a threat of serious bodily injury to anyone, then the criminal court retains jurisdiction and must order the defendant be committed to a maximum security unit within the Texas Department of Mental Retardation. The criminal court retains jurisdiction for a period of time as long as the maximum term provided by the law for the crime committed.

http://www.mhatexas.org/InsanityDefense