A Cedar Rapids woman who claimed self-defense in fatal stabbing of boyfriend was found guilty of lesser charge last week. She faces 5 years for involuntary manslaughter.
A domestic violence consultant testified Tuesday that Jacqueline Holmes of Cedar Rapids, on trial for fatally stabbing her boyfriend, was a battered woman.
Failure-to-protect laws are incarcerating women for other people’s violence. A mother is sentenced 12 more years than the man who assaulted her daughter.