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BARRETT v. STATE

No. 55A01-9604-CR-135.

675 N.E.2d 1112 (1996)

Alice BARRETT, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied March 17, 1997.

Transfer Denied May 22, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven C. Litz, Monrovia, for Appellant-Defendant.

Pamela Carter, Attorney General of Indiana and Lisa M. Paunicka, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Appellee-Plaintiff.

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

In this case of first impression we are asked to determine whether testimony regarding Battered Women's Syndrome is relevant to the issue of a defendant's intent to commit a crime. Appellant-defendant Alice Barrett was convicted of Neglect of a Dependent,1 a Class B felony, following the death of her four-year-old child at the hands of Barrett's live-in boyfriend. Prior to trial, the trial court granted...

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