MEMORANDUM, JUDGMENT & ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
I. Introduction
This case involves a homicide by a 21 year old woman with an I.Q. of 70 who shot her alleged rapist. With no prior criminal record she was sentenced to twenty-five years to life. It is appropriate, given this record, to grant the writ.
The trial court effectively precluded petitioner from making a well-founded defense of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD...
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