Catherine Crier Live to Broadcast From Houston, TX as Closing Arguments Begin in the Andrea Yates Case.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2002 Host Catherine Crier Catherine Jean Crier (born November 6, 1954) was an American television anchor for the Court TV program, Catherine Crier Live, a daily show concerning legal news stories. The show was cancelled on April 27, 2007, after a seven-year run. Leads Network's Coverage Of Mother Accused of Drowning Her Children Catherine Crier Live, Court TV's live daily talk show, will broadcast from Houston, TX, where Andrea Yates Andrea Pia Yates (born July 2, 1964) committed the filicide of her five young children on June 20, 2001 by drowning them in the bathtub in her house. Convicted of first degree murder in 2002 and sentenced to life in prison with parole possible after 40 years, Yates' conviction was faces the death penalty for drowning her five children. Host and Executive Editor, Legal News Specials, Catherine Crier will be anchoring her show from outside the Houston courthouse, as soon as closing arguments begin -- as early as Friday, March 1. Crier CRIER. An inferior officer of a court, whose duty it is to open and adjourn the court, when ordered by the judges; to make proclamations and obey the directions of the court in anything which concerns the administration of justice. , a former judge in Texas, will remain on site until the jury reaches a verdict. Catherine Crier Live airs Monday through Friday from 5:30-6:00p.m. ET/PT on Court TV. Yates' defense claims she is not guilty by reason of insanity not guilty by reason of insanity n. plea in court of a person charged with a crime who admits the criminal act, but whose attorney claims he/she was so mentally disturbed at the time of the crime that he/she lacked the capacity to have intended to commit a crime. for drowning her five children in a bathtub in June of 2001. She is charged in the deaths of three of the children, but has not yet been charged in the deaths of the other two. Her trial began on February 18 and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Cameras will be allowed back into the courtroom for closing arguments and the verdict. In addition to live coverage on Catherine Crier Live, Crier will report from Texas during Newsbreaks in daytime trial coverage. Courttv.com also has comprehensive coverage of the Yates case, including extensive background on Yates, her defense and her psychological evaluation. Court TV (www.courttv.com or AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Keyword: Court TV), a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system The term American System can mean one of the following:
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