Summary
This Report, 'Intoxication and Criminal Liability' (Cm. 7526), addresses the issue of intoxication from alcohol or other drugs and its bearing on the criminal liability, if any, of a person charged with an offence, whether it is alleged that the defendent committed the offence or that he/she took a secondary role in the commission by assisting or encouraging a perpetrator.
The focus, in particular, is the extent to which voluntary intoxication should be available to support a 'defence' based on absence of fault.
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