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Arrested and charged with capital murder, Yates pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Kc Baker, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Closing arguments in the murder trial of Tamera Laws, 28, ended on Friday, Jan. 31, with her attorney saying she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, KSAT reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Property is treated as a covered bequest when acquired by reason of a covered expatriate's death including property rights passing under a right of survivorship, annuity payments, property subject to a general power of appointment, and life insurance proceeds.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Maxwell Thomas Logan, 26, originally pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity for the Aug. 9, 2023, slaying of Andrew Holland.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Kc Baker, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Closing arguments in the murder trial of Tamera Laws, 28, ended on Friday, Jan. 31, with her attorney saying she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, KSAT reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Property is treated as a covered bequest when acquired by reason of a covered expatriate's death including property rights passing under a right of survivorship, annuity payments, property subject to a general power of appointment, and life insurance proceeds.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Maxwell Thomas Logan, 26, originally pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity for the Aug. 9, 2023, slaying of Andrew Holland.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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“By reason of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20reason%20of. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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