• TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    I was pretty explicit, I think she did it and the state lacks evidence to convict beyond the shadow of doubt.

    Sorry if the db0 in my username added some political leaning to my above post. I was trying to be pretty by the numbers as best as I knew.

    I didn’t even mention the fact that there’s been a giant push for people to claim that the father committed the murders. It’s pretty far out there for claims.

    I know another comment some issues with the way her specific state handles insanity pleas. Of that, I am not too in the know about. So I didn’t mention it.

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      What the state lacks evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt is that she was sufficiently sane to be held criminally liable at the time of the murders in the state of Massachusetts. That last bit is important because it’s the only state where the prosecution has to prove sanity rather than the defense having to prove insanity.

      Personally I suspect she’s not guilty by reason of insanity, but I’m not certain I’d feel that way beyond a reasonable doubt were I on the trial. And it seems a large portion of people are of the opinion neither side managed to clear the bar of reasonable doubt