Webupdated 2:46 p. m. | barbara sheehan, a queens woman who killed her husband, a former police sergeant, in a hail of 11 bullets while he was shaving was found. Webjustia columnist and cornell law professor sherry colb comments on a recent case in which a queens, new york, woman named barbara sheehan was. Webover the next week and a half the defense team wrapped up the testimony that they hope will prove that barbara acted in self defense when she shot and killed her husband,. A queens woman who killed her husband after suffering years of abuse at his hands was sentenced thursday to five years in prison on a weapons charge, less. Barbara sheehan, the new york woman who shot her husband 11 times with a total of two guns, was acquitted of murder in october. Webbarbara sheehan has spent one and a half years in prison. Although a shorter length of time than many others have served, she and her family are hoping this. Webbarbara sheehan was cleared of murder when a jury believed her claim that she shot and killed her husband, an nypd sergeant, in self defense. But she is now. Webbarbara sheehan, a queens woman who shot and killed her abusive husband in 2008, was found not guilty of murder but guilty of weapon charge.
