State v. Hardy

¶ 1. Defendant appeals from an order of the district court, denying him bail. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred in citing Battered Women’s Syndrome (BWS) in its written decision and in relying on syndrome evidence in finding that the evidence of guilt was great.

¶ 2. On June 22, 2008, several members of the Brattleboro Police Department responded to a disturbance report at defendant’s address. One of the officers was familial- with defendant and the complainant, A.M., because of past domestic-assault calls made by A.M. to the Brattleboro police. A.M. and defendant had been…