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Voluntary Intoxication - Coggle Diagram
Voluntary Intoxication
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a jury, when deciding if a person is guilty, a D does not need to intend or force a result of their actions
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consequences of actions must be a natural and probable cause of the actions (not break the chain of causation)
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AG for NI v Gallagher [1963] D formed intent before he got drunk and killed his wife. No defence as the mens rea was formed before showing intent
R v Hardie [1985]
D set fire to a wardrobe after consuming out of date valium tablets which were prescribed to his partner. While the drug was taken voluntarily, it was taken to calm nerves, and was told it would not do him any harm. D's conviction quashed as D could not have anticipated the risk to property from D's actions
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DPP v Beard [1920]
D raped V and put hand over mouth to stop screaming. V died from suffocation. D was found guilty as voluntary drunkness is not a defence for murder (specific intent crime)