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CRIMINAL PASSION [3 records]

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Record 1 2024-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
CONT

By way of example, consider the defence of provocation set out in section 232 of the Criminal Code. The defence of provocation reduces culpable homicide that would otherwise be murder to manslaughter, provided that "the person who committed it did so in the heat of passion caused by sudden provocation. "

Key term(s)
  • defense of provocation
  • provocation defense

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
CONT

Pour pouvoir bénéficier de la défense de provocation, l'accusé doit être en mesure d'établir que la victime a proféré une insulte ou un acte injuste tellement grave qu'une personne ordinaire, placée dans les mêmes circonstances que lui, aurait perdu la maitrise d'elle-même et aurait été poussée au meurtre. Il doit aussi avoir tué dans un accès de colère, sous l'impulsion du moment et avant d'avoir eu le temps de reprendre son sang-froid.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Offences and crimes
CONT

The accidental criminal or "criminal by passion, "shows, as a rule, no defect of intellect or character, except that emotionally he is somewhat unstable. Numerically he plays a comparatively minor role in forensic psychiatry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Infractions et crimes

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Offences and crimes
CONT

The accidental criminal or "criminal by passion, "shows, as a rule, no defect of intellect or character, except that emotionally he is somewhat unstable. Numerically he plays a comparatively minor role in forensic psychiatry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Infractions et crimes
CONT

On peut donc distinguer, dans les criminels d’occasion, ceux qui commettent l’infraction sous l’influence : 1) D’un besoin physiologique; 2) D’un besoin psychologique. Cette distinction nous montre tout d’abord la différence fondamentale qui existe entre ces deux espèces de criminalité occasionnelle.

Spanish

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