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Delaware poised to become 17th state to ban LGBTQ panic defense

Jun 30, 2023

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joel@joellevtov.com

in Breaking News

First published Friday, June 30, 2023 in the Washington Blade. It was an extraordinary week in the Delaware Senate, as a bill to ban the LGBTQ+ panic defense, in which a defendant claims they panicked and killed or injured a victim upon finding out the person was gay or transgender and receive a lesser sentence…
Delaware bill would ban ‘gay panic’ defense

Jun 15, 2023

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joel@joellevtov.com

in Enterprise

First published Thursday, June 15, 2023 in the Washington Blade. Delaware may soon become the 16th state to ban the LGBTQ panic defense, in which defendants claim they panicked after learning someone was gay or transgender and injured or killed the victim. It’s been used five times in Delaware and more than 400 times across the…