Nguyen v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Thu Ha Nguyen was tried by a jury on two counts of aggravated assault for shooting her husband and stepdaughter. At trial, Nguyen sought to justify the shootings based on battered person syndrome. Nguyen did not claim to have been physically abused; instead, she claimed her husband and his children were verbally abusive, disrespectful and unkind toward her. The jury found Nguyen guilty on both counts. She appeals from the convictions entered on the verdict.

1. In two enumerations, Nguyen contends the trial court erred in not allowing her to present expert testimony on…