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Prosecutors To Challenge Insanity Defense In Baby’s Murder
Texas prosecutors plan to challenge an insanity defense in the trial of a man accused of putting his infant daughter in a microwave oven.
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(March 6, 2008)--Prosecutors in Galveston plan to challenge a man's claims that he was insane when he put his infant daughter in a microwave last May.
Joshua Mauldin is scheduled to stand trial next week on charges that he placed 2-month old Ana in a microwave for 10 to 20 seconds.
Galveston County prosecutor Xochitl Vandiver says she intends to challenge Mauldin's insanity defense by showing a "pattern of lying, deceitfulness" about his criminal history.
Mauldin is also accused of punching the baby and putting her in a refrigerator and a hotel-room safe.
Ana was hospitalized for 11 days with burns on her hands and face and required two skin grafts.
She is now a year old.
If convicted of felony injury to a child, 20-year-old Mauldin faces a sentence ranging from probation to life in prison.
He is being held at the Galveston County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
Mauldin's wife, Eva, blamed Satan for his actions, saying the devil disapproved of her husband's efforts to become a preacher in Galveston.
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Will heres another one that will get out in a few years or maybe live in a nice little room/access to weights/basketball/live and never regret! America was built with the beliefs of GOD, you dont like it, get the heck out. Just because the Government wants to please everyone,giving everyone the right to come and go,pray and dont pray,kill or be killed. The Government can go to(not heaven). America land of the free/free religion/free speech/free to carry guns/free to deal drugs/free to kill people/free to do whatever you want right?! Some people have way to much free, but what does the government do, what do the people of amercia do, let them claim insane or blame God. What ever happened, eye for eye! Unless people start standing up for themselves, the sorry ones will rule th world. What a great America that will be?!
Regarding the comments from Anonymous(Mar.9,@ 8:40)I agree that God should be a part of everyone's life in some way or another. But, if you will read the article titled "Tiny Texas Town Bewildered After Triple-Murder", I have to ask where was God in that family? They were heavily involved in the church. The wife played piano in a gospel band, the father was an ordained minister, the daughter that paricipated and planned their murder sang solo in the church 3 weeks before she killed them. It makes you wonder, is it all about whether or not God is in your life, or is it just simply teaching your children right from wrong and raising them in a way that they can grow up and be compassionate, caring and responsible adults? Too many children are given too many material things and get their way too much! All children should be taught what is important in life and how to make a life for themselves. But, that would be a perfect world and we all know nothing is perfect.
What is wrong with this world is we removed God from anything and eveything that offends. What happened to caring about those who He doesn't offend? If you look around and read about all these people losing it, maybe it is time we get HIM back into our lives. America is way different than it used to be. Our nation was founded on "In God We Trust" and when you downplay that (to those offended), this is what you get. I am just wondering how those offended by God ever outnumbered those who love Him?
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