Legal Opinion
United States v. Emrolyn Kae Whitetail
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1992No. 91-1400PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a direct appeal of a criminal conviction and sentence. Emrolyn Kae Whitetail was indicted for the second degree murder of Robert McKay, her long-time, live-in boyfriend, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1111 (1988). During her trial she never denied that she killed McKay, but rather contended that, at the time of the killing, she was suffering from battered-woman syndrome, that McKay was beating her or was about to begin beating her, and that she stabbed him in self-defense. The jury rejected her claim of self-defense and found her guilty. She was sentenced to 108…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. Antonio Nonato EvidenteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Beard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- United States v. Wayne RoenigkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by35 opinions
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