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Public Defender to Plea Insanity in Martha White Case

Mason Rhinehart
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TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - The Public Defender in the case of the Grandmother charged with first degree murder in the death of her grandson has filed a notice of intent for the court case.

Martha White is accused of stabbing Mason Rhinehart, her soon to be 7 year-old grandson, to death in August of 2014.

White was indicted by a grand jury in 2014, where prosecutors said they will be seeking the death penalty.

The Public Defender representing White recently filed a notice of intent to rely on the defense of insanity.