S2609 — 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.*

S2609 — 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 committed in the heat of passion. It specifies that a provocation is not objectively reasonable if it is based on a homicide…Open in Informed Citizenry