George Parnham
George Parnham
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I think mental illness is still obviously not understood, not appreciated and I hope that we will be able to save her life.
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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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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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There has been an offer for a term of years served in the general population of the penitentiary system, which does not address her physical safety as well as her continued mental care.
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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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It speaks volumes that the court has decided to hear the (Arizona) case. It's obviously an indicator that our judicial system is beginning to recognize the inadequacy of our laws. The reality of mental illness, particularly involving a person who is operating in a world of psychotic delusion, is beginning to be appreciated by our judges, and eventually will be by our prosecutors.
good issue mental
It's a good day. The whole issue of mental health, specifically women's mental health, has been championed in this decision.
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the penitentiary system, to be in a place where she is cared for mentally and physically ... .
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All parties agree that she was and is mentally ill, and she needs the expert assistance.
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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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If the Supreme Court acknowledges that mental illness is real and literally affects the cognition of the (defendant) ... I think that will have far-reaching impact across the country.
care court health mental wants
He thought that the court had done the right thing, and he wants only mental health care for Andrea,
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.