Grimes v. McAnulty

In Commonwealth v. Rose, Ky., 725 S.W.2d 588 (1987), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 838, 108 S.Ct. 122, 98 L.Ed.2d 80 (1987), a prosecution of a battered wife for the murder of her deceased husband, we authorized introduction of evidence regarding the “battered wife syndrome” to explain why a person suffering from that syndrome would perceive that certain conduct was necessary in her self-defense, even though one not suffering from that condition might believe or behave otherwise. In 1992, as part of a package of legislation intended to improve the plight of battered spouses, the General Assembly…