After deliberating nearly 12 hours in Andrea Yates� murder retrial, jurors the jury has reached a verdict in the murder retrial of Andrea Yates, accused of drowning her children in a bathtub.
The announcement of the verdict is expected within the next few minutes.
On Tuesday, the jury � evenly split men to women � had asked to review the state�s definition of insanity Wednesday morning. Texas law says someone can be found insane if because of a severe mental illness that person does not know the crime is wrong.
In Yates� first murder trial, in 2002, the jury deliberated about four hours before finding her guilty. That conviction was overturned on appeal.
Yates, 42, has again pleaded innocent by reason of insanity. She is charged in only three of the deaths, which is common in cases involving multiple slayings.
Tuesday afternoon, the jury had asked for one more hour to deliberate but then sent another note to the judge rescinding that request. State District Judge Belinda Hill said the note read: �We need some sleep.�
UPDATE:JURY FINDS ANDREA YATES, ACCUSED OF DROWNING HER CHILDREN, NOT GUILTY
BY REASON OF INSANITY
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