Ohio Justices Limit Testimony Against “Battered Woman” Defense
Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 5:29 PM
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Download MP3The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that, in cases where women are accused of killing their husbands or boyfriends, there's a limit to how far prosecutors can go in discrediting a "battered Woman Syndrome" defense. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.
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