Crimes Of Passion File

: Courts often ask: would a reasonable person, in that exact situation, have lost their self-control?. 2. Common Scenarios

: The crime must happen in the immediate aftermath of a provocation. There can be no "cooling-off period" where the perpetrator has time to think rationally. Crimes of Passion

: For a defense to hold, there must be no evidence that the person planned or prepared the act beforehand. : Courts often ask: would a reasonable person,