Subjective Excuse is a legal doctrinal construct within criminal law that functions as an exculpatory defense by attributing culpable conduct to an individual's genuine, emotionally driven state of mind, thereby distinguishing it from objective standards of reasonableness in the evaluation of heat of passion.
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David A. Ward, Wendy L. Beck · The Journal of Social Psychology · 1990 · 144 citations
Justification and Excuse, Law and Morality
Mitchell N. Berman · Duke Law Journal · 2003 · 63 citations · Full text
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United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, United States
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United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Highland Park, United States
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Brigham Young University
Provo, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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William Carey University
Hattiesburg, United States
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Washington State University
Pullman, United States
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
San Francisco, United States
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