battered-woman-syndrome

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
20-5721 Sheyna Douprea v. Janel Espinoza, Warden Ninth Circuit 2020-09-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP battered-woman-syndrome ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel mental-health post-traumatic-stress-disorder prejudice prejudice-analysis self-defense strickland-standard strickland-v-washington Sheyna Douprea was convicted of first degree murder after she stabbed her boyfriend with a pocketknife while he tried to strangle her. At trial, Doupr…