Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
The Illinois Criminal Code of 1961 added the concept of "excessive self defense" to the traditional "provoked, irresistible passion" concept considered in the offense of voluntary manslaughter. This comment briefly examines the traditional formulation, then explores why the second formulation was added, and how the courts have interpreted this new offense.
First Page
217
Last Page
234
Publication Date
11-1-1982
Department
College of Law
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Pirko, John A.
(1982)
"Defining the Crime of Excessive Self-Defense: Voluntary Manslaughter in Illinois,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Suggested Citation
John A. Pirko, Comment, Defining the Crime of Excessive Self-Defense: Voluntary Manslaughter in Illinois, 3 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 217 (1982).
