Oklahoma inmate asks court to reconsider her case under the OK Survivor's Act

April Wilkins, an Oklahoma woman who shot and killed her ex-boyfriend in 1998, is seeking release from prison under the Oklahoma Survivors' Act and is asking the court to reconsider a recent ruling against her.

Wilkins admitted to shooting Terry Carlton after enduring months of documented abuse, sexual assault, and forced drug use.

Despite her hopes for release, a judge recently ruled against her under the Survivors' Act.

Wilkins' attorneys argue that the court misinterpreted the Survivors' Act and excluded crucial testimony from a domestic violence expert.

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