The defense of sudden heat of passion is still available if a reasonable person's passion would have cooled off between the time of the provocation and the time of the killing.

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The defense of sudden heat of passion requires that the defendant acted in the heat of passion at the time of the killing, without sufficient time for a reasonable person's passion to cool off. If a reasonable person's passion would have cooled off between the time of the provocation and the time of the killing, this defense is typically not available.

The Defense of Sudden Heat of Passion Is Still Available