Apr 7/Cleveland, OH - The Story of Wanrow: The Reasonable Woman and the Law of Self-Defense

Professor Coker, a nationally recognized expert in domestic violence law and policy, will discuss the case of State v. Wanrow, which is frequently cited as the first "women's self-defense" case. 

In 1973, Yvonne Wanrow was convicted of seconddegree murder for killing a man who had attempted to molest her son. The Supreme Court of Washington reversed her conviction in a ground-breaking opinion in which the court held that the jury instructions violated Wanrow's right to equal protection of the law by using language that suggested Wanrow's conduct should be measured against a reasonable man standard. In her lecture, Professor Coker will explore the issues of gender and mens rea in the context of this seminal case.

Title:

The Story of Wanrow: The Reasonable Woman and the Law of Self-Defense

Thu, 04/07/2011 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm

1801 Euclid Ave, Moot Court Room, Cleveland, OH 44115

Donna K. CokerProfessor of Law
University of Miami School of Law

CLE credit: 1 free

https://www.law.csuohio.edu/newsevents/events/201104071700512