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Panic Defense

Criminal

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The Fourth Way a Gay or Trans-Panic Defense Is Used

Gay panic has also been used as part of a self-defense argument. The defendant may say that the victim was trying to sexually assault them, and so they had no choice but to kill them. "Some of the attorneys sound like they've almost won the lottery because they can't believe that it actually worked"

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