Adequate (Non)Provocation and Heat of Passion as Excuse Not Justification

For a number of reasons, including the complicated psychological makeup of reactive homicide, the heat of passion defense has remained subject to various points of confusion. One persistent issue of disagreement has been the justificatory versus excusatory nature of the defense. In this Article, I h...

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Main Author: Fontaine, Reid Griffith (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2009
In:Year: 2009
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