Mr. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. The State of Maine requires a defendant charged with murder to prove that he acted “in the heat of passion on sudden provocation” in order to reduce the homicide to *685 manslaughter. We must decide whether this rule comports with the due process requirement, as defined in In re Winship, <s…
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