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Post by montezumaz on Nov 11, 2011 19:12:21 GMT -6
Barbara Sheehan Sentenced to Five Years in Prison[ The New York Times by Dan Bilefsky] www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/nyregion/barbara-sheehan-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison.html?_r=2&ref=nyregionThe woman, who shot her husband 11 times after suffering years of abuse at his hands, was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison on a weapons charge. She was acquitted of murder, but convicted of gun possession ... the second gun that she used that day. Both firearms were lawfully possessed by her husband, a retired police officer.
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Post by Oldfella on Nov 11, 2011 21:14:29 GMT -6
Is it possible that more women today are finding "abuse/domestic violence" a plausible "reason" to get rid of their husbands? Recently this scenario has been played successfully in a few cases.
Pete
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Post by moonclip on Nov 12, 2011 9:01:46 GMT -6
"Jurors found Ms. Sheehan guilty of gun possession because she had used the weapon after he no longer posed a danger, since she had already shot him several times with a different gun". What a B.S. charge and conviction. ......moon
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Post by kmyers on Nov 12, 2011 12:27:25 GMT -6
This is why I fear for this country. Stupid jurors = stupid voters. But it was NY here in TX the woman would have shot him when he first tried to beat her up.
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