A1796 — Prevents criminal defendent from asserting "gay and transgender panic" defense to murder charge in order to reduce charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion.*

A1796 — Prevents criminal defendent from asserting "gay and transgender panic" defense to murder charge in order to reduce charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion.* · Informed CitizenryThis bill amends N.J.S.2C:11-4 to modify the definition of manslaughter. It specifies that a provocation is not objectively reasonable for the purposes of a 'heat of passion' defense if it is based…Open in Informed Citizenry