California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wilkins, A148607 (Cal. App. 2018):
Heat of passion arises if, " ' "at the time of the killing, the reason of the accused was obscured or disturbed by passion to such an extent as would cause the ordinarily reasonable person of average disposition to act rashly and without deliberation and reflection, and from such passion rather than from judgment." ' " (People v. Beltran (2013) 56 Cal.4th 935, 942 (Beltran).)
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