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Barbara Sheehan outside Queens Criminal Court on Oct. 24, 2011 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Barbara Sheehan Sentenced To Five Years On Weapon Charge

The Howard Beach woman was acquitted of murder after she shot her husband 11 times with his two guns, a revolver and a Glock, in February 2008.

2011/11/10

Barbara Sheehan outside Queens Criminal Court on Oct. 24, 2011 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Barbara Sheehan Released From Rikers Island

After 12 days in Rikers Island, Barbara Sheehan is now free on bail.

2011/10/24

Barbara Sheehan (credit: CBS 2)

Barbara Sheehan’s Lawyer Still Awaiting Clarification On Bail

Attorney Michael Dowd said he is still unsure if Sheehan can use the $1 million bail she already put up for her murder charge or if she must come up with another million.

2011/10/20

Barbara Sheehan leaving court after day one of deliberations in her murder trial. (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Appellate Court Judge Grants Barbara Sheehan Bail

Sheehan’s attorney, Michael Dowd, said he is unsure if his client can use the $1 million bail she already put up for the murder charge or if she must come up with another million.

2011/10/19

Barbara Sheehan arrives at court on Oct. 12, 2011 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Barbara Sheehan To Remain Behind Bars After Surrendering On Gun Charge

An Appellate Court judge reserved a decision on letting Sheehan out on bail until her formal sentencing — scheduled for Nov. 10.

2011/10/12

Barbara Sheehan (credit: CBS 2)

EXCLUSIVE: Sheehan Advises Women In Abusive Relationships To ‘Get Out Early’

Sheehan spoke with CBS 2′s Pablo Guzman in an exclusive interview outside her Howard Beach home on Friday.

2011/10/07

Barbara Sheehan leaving court after day one of deliberations in her murder trial. (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Barbara Sheehan Acquitted Of Murder; Guilty Of Weapons Charge

Barbara Sheehan has been found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of her husband, a retired police sergeant, in their Howard Beach home in 2008.

2011/10/06

Barbara Sheehan in court (credit: CBS 2)

‘Hopelessly Deadlocked’ Sheehan Jury Ends Day Two Without Verdict

The jury is trying to decide whether Barbara Sheehan was a battered wife who killed her retired police officer husband in self-defense, or was an executioner as the prosecution alleged.

2011/10/05

Barbara Sheehan Leaves Court After Day 1 Of Deliberations (Credit: Mona RIvera/1010 WINS)

Barbara Sheehan’s Fate Remains In Jury’s Hands

A jury is deliberating whether Barbara Sheehan, 50, was acting in self-defense when she shot her husband, retired New York Police Department Sgt. Raymond Sheehan, 11 times in their Howard Beach home on Feb. 18, 2008.

2011/10/04

Barbara Sheehan with daughter Jennifer, 25, left, and son, Raymond, 21, outside Queens criminal court (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Lawyer: Barbara Sheehan Had No Choice But To Kill Her Husband

Summations have ended in the trial of the woman accused of shooting her husband to death with his police-issued gun.

2011/10/03

Barbara Sheehan on courthouse steps in Kew Gardens after opening arguments in her murder trial (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Detective Testifies To Sheehan’s Computer Use At Murder Trial

A detective’s testimony at the trial of a Queens woman accused of murdering her ex-cop husband brought out some new evidence on Wednesday.

2011/09/28

Barbara Sheehan walking into Queens Criminal Court on Sept. 19, 2011 (credit: CBS 2)

Battered Woman’s Defense Brings Mixed Results

Barbara Sheehan says it was self-defense, the culmination of a lifetime of abuse, and her children have given emotional testimony of their father’s sustained violence. Such a legal approach is known as the battered woman’s defense, and it has mixed results.

2011/09/24

Barbara Sheehan walking into Queens Criminal Court on Sept. 19, 2011 (credit: CBS 2)

Daughter Testifies In Barbara Sheehan Murder Trial

The trial of a Queens woman accused of murdering her ex-cop husband continued Friday.

2011/09/23

Barbara Sheehan on courthouse steps in Kew Gardens after opening arguments in her murder trial (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Son Of Barbara Sheehan, Woman Who Killed Husband, Says He Feared His Father

Raymond Sheehan, 21, broke down in tears as he described witnessing the abuse his mother endured from the time he was a child until shortly before his father’s death.

2011/09/22

Barbara Sheehan on courthouse steps in Kew Gardens after opening arguments in her murder trial (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Barbara Sheehan Breaks Down On Stand, Complains Of Chest Pains

In day three of cross-examination, Sheehan nearly collapsed on the stand after the prosecutor confronted her with one of the guns used in the murder of her husband and asked her to demonstrate how she shot him.

2011/09/21

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