In general, a person who voluntarily ingests an intoxicant will not succeed with a defense of intoxication.

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• In general, a person who voluntarily ingests an intoxicant will not succeed with a defense of intoxication.

• A person is involuntarily intoxicated if he or she cannot be blamed for the intoxicated state.

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1. Explain the difference between the voluntary and involuntary intoxication defenses.
2. Under what circumstances could voluntary intoxication serve as a defense? If none, should it result in conviction of a lesser crime? Why or why not?

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Criminal Law

ISBN: 9780135777626

3rd Edition

Authors: Jennifer Moore, John Worrall

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