George Parnham
George Parnham
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Only one mental health expert testified that Andrea knew that what she was doing was wrong, and that was the celebrated Park Dietz. Every other mental health expert ... testified that she was either incapable of knowing what she was doing was wrong or did not know what she was doing was wrong.
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Neither side, and I have said this all along, wants to go through the horror of revisiting this issue. We believe that she needs security. We believe that she needs mental health care and she needs to be in a location that addresses both.
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Obviously a plea bargain isnt an option, as long as there's nothing on the table to address the mental health issues that are so apparent with Andrea, ... Given that, the only other option is to go to trial. I dont believe there will be any meaningful negotiations in this matter short of going before a jury.
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He thought that the court had done the right thing, and he wants only mental health care for Andrea,
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I think both sides can use extra time. This case is extremely important, obviously to Andrea Yates. There are also issues of mental health and the criminal justice system that take center stage and we want, certainly, to be as well-prepared and as effective as possible in presenting these issues to the jury in defense of our client.
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I'm not up here to vilify the memory of David Harris ... but there were some bad choices, folks. There were some bad decisions made here.
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We all have to get on with our lives. This doesn't discount the things that happened on June 20th, but it saddens me that Andrea might be in any way negatively or emotionally affected by this.
continued front help jury pressures situation time
Continued hospitalization for Andrea will help her withstand the pressures and rigors of one more time of going back to this situation in front of a jury and in front of the public.
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Could you imagine sitting in a courtroom reliving the tragedy that happened to your kids and knowing that you are on trial for causing that tragedy?
five locked
Things that we take for granted, she doesn't and did not having been locked away for five years.
literally trying
These are trying times for Andrea - literally and figuratively. She's tense. She's terrified.
grave offense risk type woman
A woman with this notoriety, with this type of offense charged, would be at risk ... I have grave, grave concerns.
brought capable illness regrets
that she regrets that this illness brought her to a place where she was capable of killing her own children.
concerns grave safety
I have grave, grave concerns about Andrea's safety.