| State v. Kelly | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Court | New Jersey Supreme Court |
| Decided | July 24, 1984 |
| Citations | 97 N.J. 178; 478 A.2d 364 |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Robert Wilentz, Chief Justice Justices Clifford, Garibaldi, Handler, O'Hern, Pollock, and Schreiber |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority: Wilentz Concurrence/Dissent: Handler | |
State v. Kelly, 97 N.J. 178; 478 A.2d 364 (1984),[1] is a Supreme Court of New Jersey case where the defendant, Gladys Kelly, was on trial for the murder of her husband, Ernest Kelly with a pair of scissors. The Supreme Court reversed the case for further trial after finding that expert testimony regarding the defence's submission, that Kelly suffered from battered woman syndrome, was incorrectly excluded since battered woman syndrome was a proper subject for expert evidence.[2] Kelly was represented by Charles S. Lorber who is now with Mandelbaum Salsburg of West Orange N.J.
- ^ State v. Kelly, 97 N.J. 178; 478 A.2d 364 (1984).
- ^ State v. Kelly, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1984, AudioCaseFiles