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Expansion in California of Admissibility of Expert Testimony on Battered Women’s Syndrome in Self–Defense Claim  


Author:  Staff Editors.


Source: Volume 02, Number 02, December/January 1997 , pp.22-22(1)




Domestic Violence Report

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Abstract: 

In a landmark decision, the California Supreme Court expanded the scope of admissibility for expert testimony on Battered Women’s Syndrome (BWS) in People v. Humphrey, 56 Cal Rptr. 2d 142 (1996). This article discusses the background and evolution of the case.

Keywords: Dr. Lee Bowker

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