Beth Karas
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But she believed like God had told her to when she hit him with a rock, their heads with a rock outside of the rock. And it's it's almost like. And jurors in Texas, they learned that she was really sick, too. That they were not going to put Andrea Yates in prison. They're going to put her in a facility. And she's going to be there for the rest of her life. Right.
Yeah, to Andrea Yates.
Yeah, to Andrea Yates.
Yeah, to Andrea Yates.
That's heartbreaking. That is heartbreaking. But I know also, I think what I wrote in my paper, this was, how old am I now? Like 15 years ago. Something about it being so hard to prove insanity too, because you have like a psychiatrist or a psychologist on the defendant side, but also have maybe an
That's heartbreaking. That is heartbreaking. But I know also, I think what I wrote in my paper, this was, how old am I now? Like 15 years ago. Something about it being so hard to prove insanity too, because you have like a psychiatrist or a psychologist on the defendant side, but also have maybe an
That's heartbreaking. That is heartbreaking. But I know also, I think what I wrote in my paper, this was, how old am I now? Like 15 years ago. Something about it being so hard to prove insanity too, because you have like a psychiatrist or a psychologist on the defendant side, but also have maybe an
opposite opinion on the prosecution side, which is so hard because they're both supposed to be professionals with the same sort of education, right? And so how are these two opinions differing for the same person?
opposite opinion on the prosecution side, which is so hard because they're both supposed to be professionals with the same sort of education, right? And so how are these two opinions differing for the same person?
opposite opinion on the prosecution side, which is so hard because they're both supposed to be professionals with the same sort of education, right? And so how are these two opinions differing for the same person?
They're looking at the same facts and they're coming up with different opinions and it's a battle of the experts. You're absolutely right. That is an issue with experts. And jurors are also instructed, well, in New York and I think probably in most places that, you know, you've just heard, you've heard expert testimony from, you know, three witnesses.
They're looking at the same facts and they're coming up with different opinions and it's a battle of the experts. You're absolutely right. That is an issue with experts. And jurors are also instructed, well, in New York and I think probably in most places that, you know, you've just heard, you've heard expert testimony from, you know, three witnesses.
They're looking at the same facts and they're coming up with different opinions and it's a battle of the experts. You're absolutely right. That is an issue with experts. And jurors are also instructed, well, in New York and I think probably in most places that, you know, you've just heard, you've heard expert testimony from, you know, three witnesses.
You are, well, they told us all witnesses, you're free to Accept all the testimony, some of it, or reject it all. I mean, it's up to you. Jurors can, if they find that experts neutralize each other, it's like, oh, please, you know, we're just going to look at other things. You know, I'm sure they do that sometimes. And, you know, there's...
You are, well, they told us all witnesses, you're free to Accept all the testimony, some of it, or reject it all. I mean, it's up to you. Jurors can, if they find that experts neutralize each other, it's like, oh, please, you know, we're just going to look at other things. You know, I'm sure they do that sometimes. And, you know, there's...
You are, well, they told us all witnesses, you're free to Accept all the testimony, some of it, or reject it all. I mean, it's up to you. Jurors can, if they find that experts neutralize each other, it's like, oh, please, you know, we're just going to look at other things. You know, I'm sure they do that sometimes. And, you know, there's...
there's a lot of criticism of experts who will testify mainly on one side or the other because they could be bought. I mean, those are allegations. I don't know that it's actually true, but I've seen prosecutors really go at some experts in the courtroom and challenged the science.