criminal defences (1 Viewer)

[freemano]

does anyone have any useful websites on battered wife syndrome and how it is used as self defence as a defence. or do you know of any landmark cases that involve battered wife syndrome and self defence?

plz help... anybody??

 

[Tenille]

http://www.britsoccrim.org/bccsp/vol01/VOL01_08.HTM

the wonders of putting "battered wife syndrome" australia into google...

 

[santaslayer]

i know there was a case where there was a gay person that argued with BWS upon killing the partner...... anyone know the name of the case......im kinda forgot.....lol.....hsc's over ahaha

 

[freemano]

thanx tenille well obviously i had tried that before hand.. lol i was just wonderiing if there was any extra info..
cheerss

 

[adamj]

It is actually a very confused area of law. Battered Woman Syndrome is not yet a fully recongisable criminal defence, however one could say duress and Necessity (Full defences) or Provocation (Partial defence).

 

[Channy]

there is a case with heather osland is her name type dat up in google n u will find it...i did d same defense as u