Is there any case law where a defendant has been found guilty of premeditated murder by reason of intoxication?
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The following excerpt is from Halverson v. Rolf, 868 F.2d 1272 (9th Cir. 1989):
Whether the evidence establishes beyond a reasonable doubt an intent to kill necessary to support premeditated murder and whether intoxication evidence creates a reasonable doubt about intent present difficult questions. We review the sequence preceding the homicide together with the defendant's state of mind. Bowen v. Kemp, 832 F.2d 546, 551 (11th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 108 S.Ct. 1247 (1988).
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