Andrea Yates (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) found not guilty by reason of insanity. Andrea Yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity Wednesday in the bathtub drownings of her young children.

The 42-year-old will be committed to a state mental hospital, with periodic hearings before a judge to determine whether she should be released. If convicted of murder, she would have faced life in prison.

Yates' attorneys never disputed that she drowned 6-month-old Mary, 2-year-old Luke, 3-year-old Paul, 5-year-old John and 7-year-old Noah in their Houston-area home in June 2001. But they said she suffered from severe postpartum psychosis and, in a delusional state, believed Satan was inside her and was trying to save them from hell.

Yates stared straight ahead, stoically, as the verdict was read, CBS News correspondent Steve Futterman reported. She then bowed her head and wept quietly. Go here for more. Go here for photos and videos.