e woman just leave?, the answer to that is, its not that easy. In order for the woman to successfully use the syndrome she has to be labeled a battered woman. It is not an insanity defense. Its purpose is to show the court that there was a reasonable reason to why she committed this crime. Making sure that the understanding of the syndrome is understood, because essential to a womans case. It is a self-defense, defense which every man and woman is entitled to. The Battered Woman Syndrome testimony is offered in a self-defense trial to shed light on the reasonableness of the defendants behavior (Gillespie 159)....
