Case Summaries: DV and Homicide Convictions Affirmed
Author: Annie L. Perry.; Julie Saffren.
Source: Volume 25, Number 03, February/March 2020 , pp.52-55(4)

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Abstract:
Our regular review of DV-related court decisions: guilty plea to domestic violence, attempted murder was knowing and voluntary, request for withdrawal denied (State v. Magby); convictions for murder of wife and son affirmed over claim that custodial interview testimony was prejudicial (Davis v. State); court properly admitted prior acts of domestic violence; attempted murder and domestic violence convictions upheld (Scott v. State); conviction for domestic violence affirmed where self-defense claim not established (State v. Barlow); motion to suppress evidence after police entry into home properly denied where husband gave consent to enter (U.S. v. Smith).Keywords: DV and Homicide Convictions Upheld
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1: Contributing Editor; 2: Associate Editor.