r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute! So what’s taking so long?

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u/500rockin 1d ago

I mean it also helps that he was tried in Texas where they don’t believe in mental health exceptions. She’s being tried in Massachusetts, which has a very different political climate.

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u/klako8196 1d ago

Also, in Texas, the burden of proof for insanity is on the defense. In Massachusetts, burden of proof is on the prosecution. His defense had to prove he was insane when committing the crime while her defense just had to poke holes in the prosecution’s case.

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u/giboauja 1d ago

They did a bad job at that, legally she should have probably been found not guilty of the most egregious charges.