Associated Press: Social justice expert discusses man's self-defense claims in beheading case

Release Date: January 8, 2011 This content is archived.

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UB Law professor Suzanne Tomkins, director of the school's Women, Children and Social Justice Clinic, is quoted in an article distributed by the Associated Press about jury selection that is starting for the trial of man accused of beheading his estranged wife and who claims he acted in self-defense after suffering years of physical and emotional trauma. The article appeared in news outlets throughout the nation, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC and the Huffington Post. In the international press, the article appeared in the Arab Times. Local coverage includes WBEN-AM and the Buffalo News.

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