Criminal Law

Summaries of Israeli court decisions in criminal law:

CrimA 10828/03 - Murder vs. Manslaughter:

Question Presented - Should a defendant who killed his unmarried sister because of "family honor" reasons be convicted of murder with malice aforethought or manslaughter?

Supreme Court Held:

The argument of "family honor" as a motive for killing someone does not reduce the offense from murder to manslaughter.

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