How Not to Argue That Reasonable Provocation is Not an Excuse

Reid Fontaine draws two conclusions regarding the partial defense to murder of reasonable provocation-one regarding its substantive content, the other regarding its formal classification…. I agree with both of Fontaine's two conclusions, and, indeed, I have previously written to that effect. Un...

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Veröffentlicht in:University of Michigan journal of law reform 2009 (43.1), p.175
1. Verfasser: Westen, Peter
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Reid Fontaine draws two conclusions regarding the partial defense to murder of reasonable provocation-one regarding its substantive content, the other regarding its formal classification…. I agree with both of Fontaine's two conclusions, and, indeed, I have previously written to that effect. Unfortunately, while I agree with Fontaine's conclusions, I do not think he adequately supports them.
ISSN:0363-602X
2688-4933
DOI:10.36646/mjlr.43.1.how