[Dog Gone]

It's interesting to compare this to a similar Texas case involving Andrea Yates who drowned her children in the bathtub. They're remarkably similar, but there's something about this one that makes me think an insanity defense is more likely to succeed.

I'll give it some more thought.

[NJ_gent]

"They're remarkably similar, but there's something about this one that makes me think an insanity defense is more likely to succeed."

This one's far more gruesome. While both are unthinkably horrible, the sheer brutality and gruesomeness of the crime will actually work in her favor. No one wants to believe that a regular person could do something like this. While jurors may have believed Yates had problems, they didn't see it as something significant enough to absolve her of legal blame. In this case, the jurors will probably see the graphic results and decide that no sane human being could do such a thing.

That being said, if they do decide she's nuts, I hope they keep her locked up and medicated well into a coma for the rest of her life. If they don't buy the insanity plea, they'll likely go for whatever the maximum punishment is available.

[Xenalyte]

Speaking of Andrea, whadaya think about her appeal?