If a person cuts you off on the highway and then makes an inappropriate hand gesture in your direction, and you then follow him to his place of business and shoot him (causing him to die), you can legally claim to have done so in the heat of passion.

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Following someone to their place of business and then shooting them is considered premeditated and cannot be justified as an act done in the heat of passion, which typically refers to a spontaneous reaction to provocation without time to cool off.

If a Person Cuts You Off on the Highway and Then