Which of the following situations would not fit the necessary mitigation or provocation necessary to sustain the charge of manslaughter?

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Intoxication does not fit the necessary mitigation or provocation necessary to sustain the charge of manslaughter. While emotions and experiences such as those involved in battered spouse syndrome, sexual abuse, and situations involving love, sex, and betrayal can sometimes mitigate a charge down to manslaughter due to their impact on the defendant's state of mind, intoxication alone is generally not considered a sufficient provocation or mitigating factor in the eyes of the law.

Which of the Following Situations Would Not Fit the Necessary