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I could be wrong, but I don't think "temporary" insanity was the issue here. She'd been treated for mental illness including psychosis for years, according to reports I'd seen. Someone who is severely depressed may plan suicide for days, down to tiny details. I certainly would not call that behavior that is free from the influence of a mental illness.

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I think a lot of us have actually suffered from this ourselves. I know for years I had been diagnosed as such but I don't think in that state of mind I should be given a break just because my mental illness was severe. Sometimes I think this is just used as a way to escape responsibility for our own actions...kinda like Iraq when they were saying that their suicide bombings in New York were in the name of God. I dunno. (No, I don't want a religious discussion on that!) But I just don't think we should give anyone the benefit of the doubt when they've taken a life.