Intoxication ruled valid defense for violent crimes
May 14th 2022 8:58am EDT
Canada’s Supreme Court has axed a 1995 law that made such a defense illegal Defendants accused of violent crimes like murder and sexual assault may use self-induced extreme intoxication – known as “non-mental disorder automatism” – as a defense in a criminal court, Canada’s Supreme Court decided on Friday. The court has ruled that a […]
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