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Western Iowa woman appeals her murder conviction

January 11, 2005 By admin

Lawyers for the western Iowa woman who was convicted in the shotgun slaying of her abusive husband have filed an appeal. In the 50-page appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court, lawyers for Dixie Shanahan-Duty of Defiance argue that Duty lost her self-defense argument because of mistakes made by her trial lawyer and the judge. In April, a Shelby County jury found Duty guilty of second-degree murder, and she received the mandatory sentence of 50 years in prison. Prosecutors are expected to file a brief supporting the conviction soon. The Supreme Court could make a decision in the case later this summer or fall.

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