Paine v. Massie, No. 01-6437 (10th Cir.) (339 F.3d 1194) (August 11, 2003) (Judge Paul J. Jr. Kelly)
Here the Court held that the failure of defense counsel to offer any expert testimony regarding battered woman syndrome to support the petitioner’s claim of self-defense constituted ineffective assistance of counsel that was prejudicial.
The petitioner in this case, Teresa Paine, shot her husband three times with a single-shot 12-gauge ...
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