Is the defense of diminished capacity as a result of voluntary intoxication relevant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Stevenson, 145 Cal.Rptr. 301, 79 Cal.App.3d 976 (Cal. App. 1978):
3] " It is now well established that the defense of diminished capacity as a result of voluntary intoxication . . . is relevant to prove defendant was incapable of forming the specific intent to commit the crime charged. (See People v. Conley (1966) 64 Cal.2d 310, 316-319, 49 Cal.Rptr. 815, 411 P.2d 911 . . . .)" (People v. Spaniel (1968) 262 Cal.App.2d 878, 887, 69 Cal.Rptr. 202, 207.)
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