The year 1996 marked a pivotal moment for how courts interpreted the characteristics of a defendant when applying this defense:
: 1996 saw the rise of "transgressive fiction" with the publication of Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club , a work defined by its fearless social provocation. Brat Out of Hell - Chapter 16 Provocation (1996)
: Provocation testing became a standard for diagnosing noncardiac chest pain. The year 1996 marked a pivotal moment for