Principle

CRIMINAL LAW — Provocation — Availability — Words Alone as Provocation — When Insufficient

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Provocation requires an act or words that would cause a reasonable person to lose self-control. If the trial court finds that the alleged provocative statement was not made, the defence fails. The court must believe the evidence of provocation. The defence also fails if there…

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