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Abstract: 

California’s courts have issued many domestic violence decisions in the last several months, primarily in the criminal area. These cases indicate that the courts are taking domestic violence seriously, at least at the appellate levels. However, the one case involving an apparent victim of domestic violence who killed her husband and is now serving 56 years to life, shows that the current trend toward “getting tough on crime” can sometimes backfire against victims, or that women are still judged more harshly.

Keywords: People v. Lee, 20 Cal. 4th 47 (1999); In re Hamilton; People v. Hernandez, 19 Cal. 4th 835 (1998); domestic violence encompasses arson; People v. Macauley, 1999 WL 508806 (1999); People v. Williams, 68 Cal. App. 4th 519 (1998) (rev. granted); People

Affiliations:  1: Associate Editor of DVR.