内容提示: 471 The Gay Panic Defense Cynthia Lee * In this Article, Professor Lee examines the use of gay panic defense strategies in the criminal courtroom. “Gay panic” refers to the situation when a heterosexual man charged with murdering a gay man claims he panicked and killed because ...
However, the use of the gay panic defense appears to be juxtaposed to hate crimes, advocating for less severe punishments of those perpetuating crimes against gay individuals. Legal implications, possible trial strategy, and future research and legislative proposals are offered for cases involving gay...
471 The Gay Panic Defense Cynthia Lee * In this Article, Professor Lee examines the use of gay panic defense strategies in the criminal courtroom. “Gay panic” refers to the situation when a heterosexual man charged with murdering a gay man claims he panicked and killed because the gay man...
New York is set to become the sixth state to ban the so-called "gay panic" defense in murder cases, which defendants sometimes use to try to justify an attack on an LGBTQ victim. The state legislature passed the ban during Pride Month, and just days before the 50th anniversary of the ...
During the trial, Miller explained his actions using a "gay panic" defense that has been used since the 1960s in more than half of U.S. states, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. He said he was so shocked by Spencer's alleged sexual touch that it triggered him...
A bill banning the "gay panic" or "transgender panic" defense is advancing in the Michigan Legislature.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a law on Tuesday outlawing gay and trans "panic" defenses in court, making it the 20th state in the country to do so.
Discusses the implications of the homosexual-panic defense used by Marvin McClendon on his trial for shooting two gay men in October 1994. Change in the effectiveness of the strategy; Use of homophobia as a viable option to attorneys; Po... G Boulard - 《Advocate》 被引量: 0发表: 1995年...
To prevent future gay panic cases from evolving into trials of the victims, we propose a "gay shield" rule of evidence: When a judge allows the jury to consider a defense based upon an unwanted sexual advance by an LGBTQ person, the law should limit the trial judge's ability to admit ...