Judges and Judiciary
Dec. 15, 2006
Panel Faults Abused Woman's Defense
A San Diego County woman's first-degree murder conviction was thrown out Thursday by an appellate panel that said there's a decent chance "her batterer made her do it."
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Diego County woman's first-degree murder conviction was thrown out Thursday by an appellate panel that said there's a decent chance "her batterer made her do it."
In a divided published opinion, the 4th District Court of Appeal said Ny Nourn's trial attorney, Bruce Cornicle of Santa Monica, should have pursued a battered women's syndrome de...
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Diego County woman's first-degree murder conviction was thrown out Thursday by an appellate panel that said there's a decent chance "her batterer made her do it."
In a divided published opinion, the 4th District Court of Appeal said Ny Nourn's trial attorney, Bruce Cornicle of Santa Monica, should have pursued a battered women's syndrome de...
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