Summary

THE SENTENCING PHASE OF THE ANDREA YATES TRIAL BEGINS TODAY.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 225576
Story Slug Yates - Sentencing - Phase - Begins
Location Houston, Texas
Format VO
Date 3/14/2002
Archive Time 1:01:30
TRT :38
Supers Houston, Texas
Video Description YATES LISTENING TO VERDICT, YATES STANDING, YATES WALKING AWAY.
Description THE SENTENCING PHASE OF THE ANDREA YATES TRIAL BEGINS TODAY.
Script SHOULD ANDREA YATES LIVE OR DIE? A HOUSTON JURY WILL HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION SOON. (TAKE VO - NATS) THE SENTENCING PHASE OF THE YATES MURDER TRIAL BEGINS TODAY. YATES WAS FOUND GUILTY OF CAPITAL MURDER LAST WEEK FOR DROWNING HER FIVE CHILDREN. JURORS COULD DECIDE TO SENTENCE HER TO DEATH BY LETHAL INJECTION - THAT DECISION WOULD HAVE TO BE UNANIMOUS. THEY COULD ALSO DECIDE TO SENTENCE HER TO LIFE IN PRISON. YATES WOULD HAVE TO SERVE AT LEAST 40 YEARS BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE. recap FEED-DATE: 02FEB22 recap
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