A homeless person is charged with murder in the killing of another homeless man. The defendant admits hitting the victim with a blunt object but plans to offer evidence he was drunk when the acts occurred. Is that evidence relevant in the case? Consider the mens rea for first degree murder and second-degree murder. Is first degree murder a specific intent crime? Is second degree murder a specific intent crime? See State v. Amos, 2012 WL 4899598 (Iowa App. 2012).

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Relevance of evidence of intoxication Evidence of intoxication is generally relevant in a murder trial because it may bear on the defendants ability t... View the full answer