The Supreme Court weighs in on criminal law and the “I was really/drunk/high” defence
There are certain types of criminal offences that require “specific intent” to commit them rather than “general intent.” Figuring out which is which has taken decades of jurisprudence. Regarding “specific intent” crimes there had been a defence of automatism for many years; basically that the accused was so “out of it” that he/she did not […]