Principle

CRIMINAL LAW — Defences — Provocation — Requirements for the Defence to Succeed

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Four cumulative requirements for provocation: heat of passion, sudden provocation, no cooling time, proportionate response. All must co-exist. The principle applies to criminal law defences.

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