State Senate considers bill to give domestic violence victims who act in self-defense more legal rights

BATON ROUGE — A bill introduced in the State Senate would give domestic violence and human trafficking victims who act in self-defense more legal rights if signed into law.Sen. Beth Mizell's SB 152 would allow a person's history of being a victim of violence and trafficking to be considered in court. Under the proposed bill, a defendant's criminal conduct is justified if the crime is not violent, a sex offense or cruelty to juveniles. A history of domestic violence and human