Hannah v. Commonwealth, 153 Va. 863, 149 S.E. 419 (1929) is a Supreme Court of Virginia case that is often cited for distinguishing the "heat of passion" from malice as the motive in a crime.Criminal Law Cases and Materials, 7th ed.. 2012, John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder The formulation is:
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External links Hannah v. Commonwealth, 153 Va. 863, 149 S.E. 419 (1929)