State v. Leidholm

State v. Leidholm, Supreme Court of North Dakota, 334 N.W.2d 811 (1983), is a criminal law case distinguishing the subjective and objective standard of reasonableness in a case where a battered woman used self-protection as a defense.[1][2][3][4] Janice Leidholm had killed her husband near Washburn, North Dakota and claimed self defense. The case clarifies between the defenses of justification and excuse.[1]

State v. Leidholm
CourtNorth Dakota Supreme Court
Full case nameState of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Janice Leidholm, Defendant and Appellant.
DecidedMay 12, 1983 (1983-05-12)
Citation(s)334 N.W.2d 811
Court membership
Judges sittingRalph J. Erickstad, Vernon R. Pederson, William Paulson, Gerald W. VandeWalle, Paul M. Sand
Case opinions
Decision byVandeWalle
ConcurrenceErickstad, Pederson, Paulson, Sand
Keywords

References

  1. Criminal Law Cases and Materials, 7th ed. 2012, John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder
  2. The Meaning of Equality for Battered Woman Who Kill Men in Self-Defense, PL Crocker - Harvard Women's LJ, 1985
  3. A Trend Emerges: A State Survey on the Admissibility of Expert Testimony concerning the Battered Woman Syndrome, A CL Coffee - J. Fam. L., 1986
  4. Factors predicting verdicts in cases where battered women kill their husbands, Follingstad, Diane R.; Polek, Darlene S.; Hause, Elizabeth S.; Deaton, Lenne H.; Bulger, Michael W.; Conway, Zanthia D., Law and Human Behavior, Vol 13(3), Sep 1989, 253-269


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