f her wrong doings. The stories about Andrea being insane and having a psychological disorder do not prove to be true. According to Dr. Puryear, Mrs. Yates was insane at the time driven by delusions that they were going to hell and she must save them. If her doctor was aware of her status before all this happened, why did he let her be at home? Yates should have been helped and treated, since Dr. Puryear claims she had suffered from psychotic delusions. Dr. Puryear said This woman did not now right from wrong, as he stated to Court Television Network, on February 2,2002. It is somewhat strange how Mr. Yates claims he had no suspicions of her being unhealthful in the mind. What kind of married couple will not be able to detect this in their partner? Some of the jurors believed Andrea was mentally ill, but they also believed that she knew right from wrong. This is a key element in determining if the Andrea meets the legal definition of insanity.Texas needs to realize that this lady is not sick and should have got the death penalty. Mrs. Yates showed no remorse over the children she had lost. Andrea had an innocent face during trial, as she had done nothing wrong. Any human being who takes an innocent life should be punished for the fact that he or she knows the strict painful consequences that the law can enforce towards criminals. Edward Koch said, When we protect guilty lives, we give up innocent lives in exchange (Koch 449). Therefore, if Yates were found innocent by insanity purposes, it would have meant that the ones who supported her accepted the statement by Mr. Koch and the fact that she took innocent lives. Andreas mother insisted that that her daughter not be given the death penalty because she was still mourning six deaths in her family including the loss of her husband. However, the State of Texas should not even have concerned this statement in matters of proving her innocence. Not many people support the death ...
