A sex trafficking victim accused of killing a man who allegedly trafficked her can argue at trial that she was justified in killing him, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
"It's potentially a pretty powerful defense, because all she has to do in order to be able to raise it, is to come up with what the court calls 'some evidence,'" Oldfather said.
"You see an understanding from all of the justices of the sort of complex dynamics that happen within the human trafficking experience," said Caitlin Noonan, staff attorney with Legal Action of Wisconsin."Chrystul Kizer deserves a chance to present her defense and today’s decision will allow her to do that.
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