CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 428C
Intoxication in relation to offences of specific intent
CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 428C
Intoxication in relation to offences of specific intent
428C Intoxication in relation to offences of specific intent
(1) Evidence that a person was intoxicated (whether by reason of self-induced
intoxication or otherwise) at the time of the relevant conduct may be taken
into account in determining whether the person had the intention to cause the
specific result necessary for an offence of specific intent.
(2) However,
such evidence cannot be taken into account if the person--
(a) had resolved
before becoming intoxicated to do the relevant conduct, or
(b) became
intoxicated in order to strengthen his or her resolve to do the relevant
conduct.
