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California bill would let abuse victims use trauma as legal defense for violent crime

California bill would let abuse victims use trauma as legal defense for violent crime
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Assemblymember Mia Bonta at a press event in San Francisco on Sept. 21, 2022. (Martin do Nascimento / CalMatters) Susan Bustamante isn’t giving up. The formerly incarcerated 71-year-old woman has repeatedly made the long trip from Orange County to Sacramento to urge lawmakers to pass legislation...

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