Is there evidence that defendant was intoxicated during the interview?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Drake, C081678 (Cal. App. 2017):
evidence that defendant was intoxicated during the interview. Indeed, it would have been speculation to so conclude, and speculation is not a basis on which to give instructions. (People v. Young (2005) 34 Cal.4th 1149, 1200.)
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