Plano Mother Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
Case summary
In November 2004, Schlosser fatally injured her 10-month-old daughter, Margaret, at the family's Plano home during what psychiatrists testified was a religious psychotic episode. Her first trial ended in a hung jury. At a 2006 bench trial, a judge found her not guilty by reason of insanity, accepting testimony that she suffered from postpartum psychosis. She was committed to North Texas State Hospital, and in 2008 a judge approved her release to court-supervised outpatient treatment. Her case, like Yates', prompted discussion of how Texas courts handle severe postpartum mental illness.
Mental-health context
Schlosser had been diagnosed with postpartum psychosis, including a documented psychotic episode and child-welfare involvement in the months after her daughter's birth; psychiatric testimony found she could not distinguish right from wrong at the time of the offense.
Status / outcome
Not guilty by reason of insanity (2006); committed to state hospital; released to supervised outpatient care in 2008
Sources
- https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Plano-mother-found-not-guilty-in-baby-s-death-1896553.php
- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna12203789
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