Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ogle, Robbin S., 1960–
Self-defense and battered women who kill: a new framework/Robbin S.Ogle
and Susan Jacobs.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-275-96711-5 (alk. paper)
1. Justifiable homicide—United States. 2. Self-defense (Law)—United States.
3. Abused women—Legal status, laws, etc.—United States. 4. Abused women—
United States. I.Jacobs, Susan, 1945– II. Title.
KF9305.O34 2002
364.15′2—dc21 2002019623

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Copyright © 2002 by Robbin S.Ogle and Susan Jacobs

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002019623

ISBN: 0-275-96711-5

First published in 2002

Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881

An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.praeger.com

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984).

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Copyright Acknowledgments

The author and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission for use of the following material:

From Rosen, R.A. (1993). On self-defense, imminence, and women who kill their batterers. NorthCarolinaLaw Review, 71,371–411. Used by permission of the NorthCarolinaLaw Review.

From Schopp, Robert F., Sturgis, Barbara J., Sullivan, Megan (1994). Battered woman syndrome, expert testimony, and the distinction between justification and excuse. University of Illinois Law Review, 45. Copyright to the University of Illinois Law Review is held by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

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