What are some cases where a defendant was charged with a range of crimes, including murder, burglary, and forcible sodomy, while under the influence of cocaine and alcohol?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Neal, E059220 (Cal. App. 2015):

For example, in People v. Hughes (2002) 27 Cal.4th 287, the defendant was charged with murder, burglary, robbery, and forcible sodomy. (Id. at p. 315.) There was evidence that, at the time of the alleged crimes, he was under the influence of cocaine and alcohol. (Id. at pp. 315, 321.) There was expert testimony that "the combination of drugs and alcohol ingested by defendant likely caused 'significant impairment' of defendant's mental abilities at the time of the charged crimes." (Id. at p. 323.) An instruction on the sodomy charge stated, "' . . . no act committed by a person while in a state of voluntary

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