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STATE v. HANKS

No. A11-0749.

817 N.W.2d 663 (2012)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Betsy Marie HANKS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 1, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, MN; and Timothy R. Faver , Beltrami County Attorney, Annie P. Claesson-Huseby , Chief Assistant County Attorney, Bemidji, MN, for respondent.

David W. Merchant , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Sharon E. Jacks , Assistant State Public Defender, Saint Paul, MN, for appellant.

OPINION

MEYER, Justice.

A jury found Betsy Marie Hanks guilty of first- and second-degree murder for the shooting death of her romantic partner, Matthew Albert. In preparation for trial, Hanks sought and received funding from the district court to hire an expert witness on battered woman syndrome. At trial, the district court granted the State's motion to prohibit the expert from testifying. After the guilty verdicts were returned, the district court convicted...

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