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Post by LW on Feb 16, 2005 14:44:16 GMT -6
www.courttv.com/news/2005/0216/drowning_ap.htmlJudge dismisses charges against woman accused of drowning grandchild IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge has dismissed a murder charge against a woman in the kidnapping and drowning of her 19-month-old granddaughter after she was found not guilty by reason of insanity in neighboring Utah. Kelly Jean Lodmell had faced kidnapping and first-degree murder charges in Idaho. Prosecutors say she took young Acacia Bishop from her Salt Lake City home in May 2003, fleeing with the baby to Idaho Falls and jumping with the child into the Snake River. Lodmell, then 39, climbed back out of the swift water but the child's body was never found. A judge in Salt Lake City found Lodmell not guilty by reason of insanity on federal kidnapping charges in January, and last week ordered her held indefinitely after psychological evaluations confirmed she is mentally ill. On Tuesday, Bonneville County prosecuting attorney Dane Watkins Jr. said the findings of the woman's mental evaluations prompted him to end the Idaho case. Lodmell has been committed to the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Carswell, Texas.
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death penalty rules
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Post by death penalty rules on Feb 18, 2005 8:09:51 GMT -6
 insane i dont think she was, consider the facts, then consider that she is sane enough to plead insanity, if she was insane she would not have to claim insanity in the first place, she would admit she did it for a laugh and they would deem her insane
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Post by Felix on Feb 23, 2005 15:07:32 GMT -6
absolutely crap Death penalty rules!
She was evaluated, and experts made the submission on her behalf.
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insane i dont think she was, consider the facts, then consider that she is sane enough to plead insanity, if she was insane she would not have to claim insanity in the first place, she would admit she did it for a laugh and they would deem her insane
