Friday, October 7, 2011

Battered-wife who executed husband acquitted of murder charge



Was Barbara Sheehan a battered wife who shot her husband, a retired police sergeant, in self-defense, or was she a calculating killer determined to collect on his life insurance? After three days of deliberations, a jury Thursday chose the former.

It acquitted Sheehan of murder in a trial that was seen by some people as a referendum on battered-woman syndrome.

2 comments:

  1. That's the beauty of our court system, the fate of the accused is in the hands of 12. It's up to them to decide whether or not someone is guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt.

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  2. Were do we draw the line with all of this? insane or crazy!

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