Death penalty bid 'uphill struggele' for prosecutors

Prosecutors seeking the death penalty for Texas housewife Andrea Yates, who drowned her five children, would face an uphill battle, legal experts said before today’s punishment phase of the trial.

‘‘Before, it was a much tougher case for the defence,’’ said Dan Shuman, a Southern Methodist University law professor. ‘‘I think now it is a much tougher case for the prosecution.