Elizabeth Harris and Paul Thibodeaux lived together with four children. Paul believed he was the biological father

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Elizabeth Harris and Paul Thibodeaux lived together with four children. Paul believed he was the biological father of all four children. One afternoon, however, Elizabeth informed Paul that she once had an affair and that he was not the biological father of the 2-month-old baby girl. Devastated by the news, Paul took the infant, walked with her for about a mile, and then killed her. Paul is being charged with murder. He claims that he acted in the “heat of passion” and should only be charged with voluntary manslaughter. Is Paul guilty of murder or voluntary manslaughter? Was the provocation adequate to reduce the charges? Why or why not?

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Criminal Law

ISBN: 9780135777626

3rd Edition

Authors: Jennifer Moore, John Worrall

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