A429 — Prohibits "gay panic" defense for murder; prevents reduction of murder charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion under certain circumstances.

A429 — Prohibits "gay panic" defense for murder; prevents reduction of murder charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion under certain circumstances. · Informed CitizenryThis bill amends N.J.S.2C:11-4 to modify the criteria for manslaughter. It specifies that a provocation is not objectively reasonable for a 'heat of passion' manslaughter defense if it is based on…Open in Informed Citizenry