Can intoxication be defined as a result of drug intoxication as well as alcohol intoxication?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Young, 189 Cal.App.3d 891, 234 Cal.Rptr. 819 (Cal. App. 1987):
5 We reject the People's argument that intoxication can only be the result of consuming alcohol and not drugs. Intoxication, in this context, "can refer to drug intoxication as well as alcohol intoxication." (People v. Salazar (1977) 74 Cal.App.3d 875, 884, 141 Cal.Rptr. 753.)
6 CALJIC No. 3.36 (1981 rev.), as given in the instant case, provides as follows:
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