Webnew york (pix11) — six years ago, barbara sheehan made a fateful choice: Kill or be killed. After suffering abuse for nearly two decades at the hands of her. Webbarbara sheehan, the new york woman who shot her husband 11 times with a total of two guns, was acquitted of murder in october. Now, she faces five years in. Webdespite the judge’s warning against emotional outbursts, the courtroom erupted when the verdict was read as barbara fell sobbing into the arms of defense attorney, niall. Webthree and a half years after barbara sheehan fired 11 bullets into her husband raymond, she is a free woman. Sheehan's court case, which ended on. Webjustia columnist and cornell law professor sherry colb comments on a recent case in which a queens, new york, woman named barbara sheehan was. Weba queens woman who shot and killed her husband as he was shaving in their bathroom was acquitted thursday of murder but convicted of a weapon charge in a case. Webbarbara sheehan's battered wife defense had saved her from a conviction for killing her abusive police sergeant husband, but she'll have to surrender and begin. Webthe murder trial of barbara sheehan, the queens school secretary who shot her husband with 11 bullets, often bears the hallmarks of a dysfunctional wake.
