in the heat of

"He made a difficult decision in the heat of a moment, when confronted by a car associated with firearms offences ramming into police officers."

In his closing argument, defense attorney Michael Guisti said that while his client had a history of violence, it was “non-murderous violence,” and argued the evidence suggested he might have acted in the heat of passion or in self-defense.

Rodrigues' lawyers said that she did not enter any buildings during the riots and acted impulsively in the "heat of the moment."

The Göranssons set up camp in the heat of a Louisiana summer with their two young children last year.

But in the heat of the moment, playing sport, sometimes things slip out a little bit.