PEOPLE v. WILSON

Docket No. 140339.

194 Mich. App. 599 (1992)

487 N.W.2d 822

PEOPLE v. WILSON

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided July 6, 1992, at 9:35 A.M.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Gay Secor Hardy, Solicitor General, Larry J. Burdick, Prosecuting Attorney, and Mark H. Duthie, Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Daniel R. O'Neil, for the defendant.

Amicus Curiae:

Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan (by Gail Rodwan and Jeanice Dagher-Margosian).

Before: BRENNAN, P.J., and HOLBROOK, JR., and McDONALD, JJ.


McDONALD, J.

The people appeal by leave granted from an April 29, 1991, interlocutory order granting defendant's motion in limine regarding the admissibility of expert opinion testimony regarding the "battered spouse syndrome" (BSS). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

The issue before this Court is one of first impression and involves the admissibility of expert testimony regarding the BSS in...

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