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44-year-old woman shot, killed husband in 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
A judge is expected to make a ruling Friday in the "stand your ground" case of a 44-year-old Jacksonville woman who said she shot and killed her husband in self-defense.
Doctors for Callie Adams claim she had "battered wife syndrome," and post-traumatic stress disorder and flashbacks, which added to her thinking she was in imminent danger when she killed her husband.
At a hearing earlier this month, Adams broke down in tears several times as she told the judge what happened. She said she pulled the trigger two times because her husband wouldn't stop punching her in the back of the head.
"I had fear of great bodily harm for my life," Adams said. "He just started hitting me, and he could have really hurt me and I didn't know if he was going to kill me. I wasn't sure. I didn't know. I didn't know. I was scared."
Adams said she didn't intend to kill her husband, Rodney Adams; she only wanted him to stop punching her while she was behind the wheel of the family car.
Defense attorneys said Callie Adams was beaten by her husband on numerous other occasions during their 22 years of marriage, but this time, she said she'd had enough.
"I was shooting to get him off of me, and if it hit him, I wanted him off of me," she said. "He was hitting me, he was hurting me and I just wanted him off of me."
Callie Adams admitted to the court that she she never once considered calling police to report the physical abuse that she alleges went on for decades. Prosecutors pointed out she had some bruises and minor abrasions and questioned whether Callie Adams had to use lethal force.
"Do you believe a reasonable, prudent, cautious person in the exact same circumstances would have thought to open the door and get out of the car rather than aim a firearm and kill their husband," a prosecutor asked.
"No," Callie Adams said.
Prosecutors said Callie Adams could have screamed for help or simply gotten out of the car and ran away. They also question whether she was really being punched or slapped.
"Did you turn around and see if his hand was open versus closed?" a prosecutor asked.
"No, I know the difference between a punch and a slap," Callie Adams said.
Judge to rule in 'stand your ground' case | News - Home
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
A judge is expected to make a ruling Friday in the "stand your ground" case of a 44-year-old Jacksonville woman who said she shot and killed her husband in self-defense.
Doctors for Callie Adams claim she had "battered wife syndrome," and post-traumatic stress disorder and flashbacks, which added to her thinking she was in imminent danger when she killed her husband.
At a hearing earlier this month, Adams broke down in tears several times as she told the judge what happened. She said she pulled the trigger two times because her husband wouldn't stop punching her in the back of the head.
"I had fear of great bodily harm for my life," Adams said. "He just started hitting me, and he could have really hurt me and I didn't know if he was going to kill me. I wasn't sure. I didn't know. I didn't know. I was scared."
Adams said she didn't intend to kill her husband, Rodney Adams; she only wanted him to stop punching her while she was behind the wheel of the family car.
Defense attorneys said Callie Adams was beaten by her husband on numerous other occasions during their 22 years of marriage, but this time, she said she'd had enough.
"I was shooting to get him off of me, and if it hit him, I wanted him off of me," she said. "He was hitting me, he was hurting me and I just wanted him off of me."
Callie Adams admitted to the court that she she never once considered calling police to report the physical abuse that she alleges went on for decades. Prosecutors pointed out she had some bruises and minor abrasions and questioned whether Callie Adams had to use lethal force.
"Do you believe a reasonable, prudent, cautious person in the exact same circumstances would have thought to open the door and get out of the car rather than aim a firearm and kill their husband," a prosecutor asked.
"No," Callie Adams said.
Prosecutors said Callie Adams could have screamed for help or simply gotten out of the car and ran away. They also question whether she was really being punched or slapped.
"Did you turn around and see if his hand was open versus closed?" a prosecutor asked.
"No, I know the difference between a punch and a slap," Callie Adams said.
Judge to rule in 'stand your ground' case | News - Home