United States v. James M. Lewis Debra Faye Lewis

STEWART, Circuit Judge:

James M. Lewis and Debra Faye Lewis appeal their convictions for first degree murder under Louisiana law pursuant to the Assimilative Crimes Act. Because the federal murder statute and sentencing guidelines occupy the area of the law, they contend that the district court erred in refusing to dismiss their indictments. They also challenge the sufficiency of the evidence as well as eviden-tiary rulings made by the district court. Additionally, Debra Lewis argues that Battered Women’s Syndrome diminished her capacity to form a specific intent to kill or inflict great…