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U.S. v. Word, No. 95-8288 (11th Cir.) (129 F.3d 1209) (November 21, 1997) (Judge James Larry Edmondson)

This is an interesting case which suggests that the "Battered Woman's Syndrome" defense is beginning to be accepted more and more as a viable defense in many Federal cases. Here, the defendant failed to give timely notice, under Fed.R.CrimP. 12.2, of her desire to produce expert testimony to show that ...

 

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