Is there any case law where a defendant was so intoxicated that he could not entertain a specific intent to inflict grievous bodily harm?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Cervantes, F067425 (Cal. App. 2015):

detailed account of" the incident]; People v. Simpson (1987) 192 Cal.App.3d 1360, 1370 [record did not suggest the defendant "was so intoxicated that he could not entertain a specific intent to inflict great bodily injury"].)

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