State v. Kelly

Petitioner, Ivy Gail Kelly, appeals her conviction for second degree murder. The State did not *190object, at trial or on appeal, to expert testimony on the applicability of the "battered woman syndrome" as explanatory of petitioner's actions under a claim of self-defense. The issue before us is whether evidence of petitioner's alleged prior aggressive acts is properly admissible to rebut such expert testimony. We hold it is not. Petitioner also asserts the trial court improperly refused her funds for the transportation of a medical witness. We hold the trial court did not abuse its discretion in…