Why was Andrea Yates only charged with murder for only 3 of her 5 kids she drowned?
341873
the main reason she was only charged with three of the murders is because if something would go wrong during this trial and she were to be acquited the government would then be able to bring murder charges against her in the other two cases.
611120
All crimes require intent. Murder[1] requires "intent to kill"\nThe intent is clearly lacking in this case. So even if it was an Adult he could not be convicted of murder.\nThis is at most negligent homicide[2]. I.E. a person failed to removed the pillow by negligence and let a child die.\nSo if it was an adult he would be convicted of that.\nBut a child is usually deemed not capable of negligence[3] because he cannot foresee the result of his actions. \nSo there would be no charges.
888225
I think about the guy who beat , raped and cut off the arms of a thirteen year old girl...Got out of jail in 5 yrs...and did the same crime again...\nThe Dad that set his five year old son on fire....got out in 6 yrs,  ended up killing a young woman over money....\nThe woman who drove her car into the lake with both her little boys in the back seat...\nI could go on and on...Crazy??  Maybe so...but to tell the truth\nI really don't give a flying fu--!!\nAll these people should have Alpo stamped on their butts and be driven straight to the pound.\nI'll never in my life be able to understand our justice system.\nIf there is someone out there who knows why  this can happen over and over, please explain it to me.
967787
You missed out the nationality that killed her!\nGreek allegedly!
254467
I was on a jury a few years back.  The case was a woman accused of murdering the child she was baby sitting.  The little boy was about 18 months old and had had a themometer shoved up it's rectum with the case on it the case broke thru the rectal lining and stayed there causing massive infection and very shortly death.
188181
Well if that was her only infraction I'm sure the death penalty wouldn't have come into play, i like your question as you are canceling one evil with another whats the downside! But the sad truth is we cannot condone a murder\neven if he deserved it if we did vigilante justice would go rampant and unchecked and you could never get your day in court, face it no matter who gets killed someone will grieve\nand feel a need for justice.
366075
This is a loaded, oversimplified question.  Is the murderer a serial killer, or someone who killed her husband because of abuse?  Is the sex offender someone who was 18 and had relations with a 17-year-old who had a fake ID, or someone who committed rape or child molestation?\n\nWhen it comes to setting potentially dangerous persons free, there is no simple answer. Each individual circumstance has to be carefully reviewed.
751725
Wasn't there a kid who died when her mother left her at the dentist? I saw that on the news a few weeks ago, the dentist was a terrible terrible man, I think he's in Jail now for murder
669908
My daughter was only 5 when her friend's dad touched her where he shouldn't and mushy kissed her.  I went to cops, then was sent to family services where they interviewed her on video.  She did a really good job talking about 3 incidences.  Cops interviewed other kids who had complained about the guy and his own kids as well.  Nothing came of this because the prosecutor decided not to proceed on the basis that my daughter did not know the exact date...she was 5 for crying out loud, how would she be expected to know that!!?
178961
Funny. Google's record seems to have gone bye-bye.\n\nLook for newspapers around that area - especiallty the smaller ones closest to the crime. People there are more likely to remember the inident and details because it would have been a big story for a local paper.
313661
Because she ends up killing her ex-husband's new wife and the father of the wife who is also king.  She butchers her her two sons with a sword just to spite her husband.  That sounds like a villian if I have ever heard one.
100768
Since Michigan law has no minimum age for charging a child as an adult for murder, the maximum would likely be life. Non-violent crime, like the one Amy committed, does not apply, so she would likely not be charged at all, especially if she cooperates.
586684
It could be Mary - you never specify in the problem that she only has 4 kids.  She could have two dozen :)
842259
The police officers were undercover (plain clothes) narcotic officers.  They served a search warrant in a rough neighborhood and after entering the home and announcing their presence, they were shot at by the woman...who was most likely terrified and confused by the whole thing.  Three of the officers were wounded by the woman and the officers returned fire, which did kill the woman.  It's a horrible situation and there won't be much good to come out of it.  The woman's family is devastated and the officers involved must be feeling conflicted about the whole thing.  The one good thing that might come out of this is that more care will be taken in obtaining no-knock search warrants and raids will be better planned.\n\nIt's a horribly sad situatuion but the term "murder" does not appear to apply here becuase there is no information (at this point) that the officers went to the home with the intent of killing this woman.  It was an awful set of circumstances that had one of the worst outcomes imaginable and it is truly pathetic, but it is NOT murder.  The investigation may reveal that the officers were negligent in planning the raid or didn't do a good job in getting the search warrant...which contributes to the unfortunate circumstances but still does not make the case for murder.
954974
Gary Hopkins - the killer of Leone Keating.  I would like him to die the same way he killed her.  Because he left her to drown in a cold drain after raping her - I would not rape him obviously but would break his hips and shove him in the same water that poor little girls life ended in.  The rest of them, including Huntley, are best kept alive so they can suffer every day knowing they will never be released and fearing someone will get them - and someone will definitely get Huntley.
611564
IT IS MURDER TO ABORT AN INNOCENT CHILD.\nTHE GUILT WILL EAT AWAY AT YOU.\nMY COUSIN STACY HAD 3. SHE LATER TURN TO DRUGS AND BOOZE TO FORGET THE MURDERS SHE COMMITED AND ALSO TRIED TO KILL HERSELF..
391305
They do tend to ruin far more lives than one-time murderers.. so, no, they shouldn't get the same punishment.  Pervs deserve a much harsher punishment.  And, if you look up the laws and cases involving murders of children, you'll be upset to know that if you kill a kid, here in TX, anyhow, you'll probably only be charged with "injury to a child"...  don't know why but it's easier to kill a kid and get off than for killing an adult..  The law is wrong!