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Raise the partial defence of provocation to reduce a murder charge to manslaughter under the Canadian Criminal Code.
What is the defence of provocation?: Provocation is a partial defence under section 232 of the Criminal Code. It reduces a charge of murder to manslaughter by demonstrating a sudden reaction to extreme conduct by the victim.
What is the test for provocation?: The test has an objective threshold (the victim's conduct must be an indictable offence punishable by five+ years that would deprive an ordinary person of self-control) and a subjective threshold (the accused actually lost self-control and acted on the sudden).
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Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Justice.
The Process at a Glance: The defence adduces evidence of the victim's qualifying criminal conduct, argues the modified ordinary person standard, and demonstrates the temporal immediacy of the accused's reaction before passion could cool.
Key Legislation and Case Law: Criminal Code (s. 232).
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