The Psychotic Edge of Motherhood: When Love Turns Deadly The latest verdict in a New York City courtroom has sparked debate about the intersection of motherhood, mental health, and the law.
Dimone Fleming's acquittal on grounds of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect raises uncomfortable questions about what it means to be "crazy" with love.
Fleming's case is reminiscent of Lindsay Clancy's trial in Massachusetts, where the defense argued that postpartum psychosis left her unable to understand or control her actions.