Andrea Yates posts bond Thursday
07:26 AM CST on Thursday, February 2, 2006
By Reggie Aqui / 11 News
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The mother who drowned her five children is expected to get out of jail after posting bond early Thursday morning.KHOU-TV
Andrea Yates
Legally, the judge could not tell Yates she had to go to the mental facility, but the conditions of her bond require her to stay at the Rusk mental health facility.
Under the condition of the bail bonds company, her bond would be revoked if she were to leave the hospital.
The judge who granted the bond said the only reason she is allowing Yates to leave is because she will go to the hospital.
It’s expected that Yates will leave Houston on Thursday morning and go to East Texas, where she will check in to the Rusk mental health facility.
Prosecutors wanted a $1 million bond, which would have made it difficult for Yates to get ut.
Instead, the judge Wednesday set the bond at $200,000.
Yates admitted to drowning all five of her small children in a bathtub, but last year a higher court overturned her conviction when they ruled that an expert witness had given false testimony.
Not only was Yates’ family at Wednesday’s hearing, but her ex-husband. He is happy about the judge’s most recent decision.
“What I’ve wanted all along is for Andrea to be in a mental hospital so you know, I’m all in favor of her being given a bond so she can at least be in a hospital awhile before trial,” he said.
Assuming she goes to East Texas, she will have to come back to Harris County just before her trial begins March 20.