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Lee pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and represented herself during the trial, supported by two lawyers.
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Reuters 14 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Geyser was later found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and was sentenced to up to 40 years in a psychiatric institution.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
Both Geyser and Weier were found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and were sentenced to a maximum of 25 to 40 years in a psychiatric facility.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Rosa Orozco-Suarez, 35, was found not guilty by reason of insanity, and Judge Kimberly Colwell sentenced her to a maximum life term for second-degree murder, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2025
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Reuters 14 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Geyser was later found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and was sentenced to up to 40 years in a psychiatric institution.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
Both Geyser and Weier were found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and were sentenced to a maximum of 25 to 40 years in a psychiatric facility.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Rosa Orozco-Suarez, 35, was found not guilty by reason of insanity, and Judge Kimberly Colwell sentenced her to a maximum life term for second-degree murder, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2025
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“By reason of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20reason%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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