Not guilty by reason of insanity is a copout, plain and simple

A woman accused of killing her 10-month-old daughter by cutting off the baby's arms with a kitchen knife pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Monday at the start of her murder trial.

Dena Schlosser, 37, said nothing and stared straight ahead, sometimes gently rocking back and forth, as her attorney entered the plea.

Later, during opening statements, her attorney said Schlosser clearly did not know right from wrong during the November 2004 slaying of baby Margaret.