1.11 Plumb Wild: The Mother's Defense

Published: April 23, 2018, 6 a.m.

b'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."\\xa0 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:\\xa0True Crime Domestic Violence. We\\u2019ll investigate one case of family violence each season, using academic research to interpret the events so that we can become better advocates. \\xa0 Getting Off Podcast: \\xa0https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-off/id1309689589?mt=2\\xa0 Thanks to Jessa Nicholson Goetz for her legal help (around minute 28!!) \\xa0 Facebook group: \\xa0https://www.facebook.com/groups/TargetedPodcast/ website:\\xa0 www.targetedpodcast.com email:\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0targetedpodcast@gmail.com Twitter:\\xa0 @targetedpodcast #2podsADay:\\xa0\\xa0http://www.our-americana.com/2podsaday/ \\xa0 The National Domestic Violence Hotline:\\xa0http://www.thehotline.org/resources/ \\xa0 Articles in today\'s episode: Fugate, Jeanne A. (2001).\\u201cWho\'s Failing Whom? A Critical Look at Failure-to-Protect Laws.\\u201d 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). \\u201cCriminal Liability for Parents Who Fail to Protect.\\u201d Law & Inequality: A Journal of\\xa0 Theory and Practice, Vol 5, Issue 2, 359-390https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1424&context=lawineq \\xa0

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