What are the elements of a provocative act of murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Aurelio R., In re, 167 Cal.App.3d 52, 212 Cal.Rptr. 868 (Cal. App. 1985):
[167 Cal.App.3d 58] The classic statement of the elements of the "provocative act" murder is found in People v. Gilbert (1965) 63 Cal.2d 690, 47 Cal.Rptr. 909, 408 P.2d 365, revd. on other grounds (1967) 388 U.S. 263, 87 S.Ct. 1951, 18 L.Ed.2d 1178:
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