When Wanda Maddux took the stand to testify in her own defense, she told the jury that the day before her daughter died her husband, Ronnie, "acted plumb wild. He's been mean before, but I've never seen him that bad."
Will Wanda be able to convince the jury that Ronald Maddux was a batterer who targeted Melisha for abuse without her consent or approval?
Targeted: True Crime Domestic Violence. We’ll investigate one case of family violence each season, using academic research to interpret the events so that we can become better advocates.
Getting Off Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-off/id1309689589?mt=2 Thanks to Jessa Nicholson Goetz for her legal help (around minute 28!!)
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Articles in today's episode:
Fugate, Jeanne A. (2001).“Who's Failing Whom? A Critical Look at Failure-to-Protect Laws.” N.Y.U. Law Review, Vol. 76, 272-308http://www.nyulawreview.org/sites/default/files/pdf/NYULawReview-76-1-Fugate.pdf
Johnson, Anne J. (1987). “Criminal Liability for Parents Who Fail to Protect.” Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice, Vol 5, Issue 2, 359-390https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1424&context=lawineq
3.9 Moving On: The Zigzag Road to Recovery
3.8 To Eat or Not to Eat
3.7 Missed Opportunities
3.6 Christie and Jimmy - Terrorists or Situational Couple Violence?
3.5 A Safe Place: Interview with YWCA CEO Alejandra Castillo
3.4 Parenting Against the Way I Was Raised
3.3 Serious Bodily Injury
3.2 Fear of Life
3.1 The Rescue
2.20 Pro-active Responses Against Stalking
2.19 Monica's Law - Empowering Survivors With Information
2.18 Stalking
2.17 When I Die: Monica's Law
2.16 The Story of Jane Part 2
2.15 The Story of Jane (Part 1)
2.14 Targeted Topic Christmas Day Violence - Maria Cisneros
2.13 Fight for Justice: Tracey, We Won't Forget (Case Wrap-up)
2.12 A Cry for Help: Sneak Peak Bonus Episode
2.11 Fight for Justice: Tracey Goes to Washington
2.10 Fight for Justice: Tracey's Law
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