united-states murder
Is there a “repeated annoyance” defense?
<p>Let’s say my friend had a little boy repeatedly ride his bike on his lawn. He kept telling the kid to stay off. Then he even had dinner with the boy’s father and brought up the issue.</p>
<p>Now the next day the boy does it again so my friend shoots him execution style in front of his two sisters (who are little girls).</p>
<p>I understand the reaction may have been extreme but keeping in mind the the repeated annoyance, can the sentence be reduced or the charges dismissed? Would the races of the parties matter?</p>

<h2>There is a defense of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provocation_(legal)" rel="noreferrer">provocation</a></h2>
<p>This doesn’t apply in this instance because the provocation must be such that it would case a <em>reasonable</em> person to lose control. No reasonable person shoots a six year old.</p>
