In a way, he is forced to place nonconfrontation cases in the foreground in order to bolster his argument that expert testimony on
battered woman syndrome necessarily supports the defense of excuse rather than justification.
emphasized that expert testimony pertaining to the
battered woman syndrome was appropriate "where uncontradicted testimony reveals that the defendant was a victim of such abuse." The facts of the instant case are not so compelling.
In addition, the medical criteria of
Battered Woman Syndrome are often interpreted through cultural and social stereotypes, which can be particularly detrimental to poor women of color.
(35) See Faigman, The
Battered Woman Syndrome and Self-Defense: A Legal and Empirical Dissent, 72 Va.
I do so because the vast majority of defendants in confrontational circumstances do not need supporting expert witness testimony on
Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) (50) to make the case for justification.
Johnson is accusing jurors in the case of ignoring the principles of reasonable doubt, self-defense, heat of passion and
battered woman syndrome, read to them by the Criminal Court 'A'.
Primarily, introducing options such as a
battered woman syndrome defense
Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) was first introduced into the legal
The History and Recognition of
Battered Woman Syndrome(102) The expert witness testified that the defendant's "history showed that she had suffered from
battered woman syndrome and that she was controlled by her husband." (103) In response, the prosecution offered evidence rebutting the defendant's battered-spouse-syndrome evidence through testimony about the defendant's prior assaultive and combative actions towards others.
Battered Woman Syndrome has been criticised as unscientific (138) and as an ineffective defence strategy.
Edgardo "Egay" Tallado showed signs of having
battered woman syndrome after fleeing her home out of fear of her husband, her lawyer said Wednesday.