The difference between murder one and murder two is not so much what the person did, it's what was in their mind at the time.

He's emotionally mature far below his 18 years. I've seen nothing in my conversations with Billy to see that he has a mature perception of the world or himself.

She wants to be a good parent desperately.

Psychologists tell us that the mind will accept whatever the mind can grasp and will deny what is overpowering, and she may very well have been in a position of denial.

She was prepared to go to prison (Thursday).

This was a case of teenagers being foolish, and it blew up into a horrible nightmare. That doesn't diminish the tragedy, but there was a lack of sophistication in these acts. ... Kids tend to do things and think about them afterward.