CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 522
Provocation: Effect on Degree of Murder
Provocation may reduce a murder from first degree to second degree
[and may reduce a murder to manslaughter]. The weight and
significance of the provocation, if any, are for you to decide.
If you conclude that the defendant committed murder but was provoked,
consider the provocation in deciding whether the crime was first or
second degree murder. [Also, consider the provocation in deciding
whether the defendant committed murder or manslaughter.]
[Provocation does not apply to a prosecution under a theory of felony
murder.]
New January 2006; Revised April 2011, March 2017, September 2023, September
2024*
* Denotes changes only to bench notes and other commentaries.
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- courts.ca.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- calcrim-2025
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