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Intoxication
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- 1Two types of intoxication?Voluntary and involuntary intoxication
- 2What is meant by voluntary intoxication?Where the D chooses to become intoxicated
- 3What differentiates basic intent crimes from specific intent crimes?Basic intent crimes mean that recklessness is sufficient whereas specific intent crimes require intention.
- 4What happens if D is voluntarily intoxicated and commits and basic intent crime? & caseIntoxication not a valid defence- DPP v Majewski
- 5Voluntarily intoxicated and commits a specific intent crime?Liability reduced to basic intent equivalent- R v Pordage
- 6What does AG for NI v Gallagher tell us?If D had MR before getting intoxicated there is no defence
- 7What is involuntary intoxication?Where D becomes intoxicated not by choice e.g. spiking
- 8What happens if D is involuntarily intoxicated and commits a crime? & caseD is acquitted- R v Hardie
- 9What does R v Kingston tell us?That if D had prior MR he still knows what he is doing.
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- A level Law Flashcards on Intoxication, created by Paul Barrett on 23/04/2019.
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