What is the significance of evidence of voluntary intoxication in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Letner, S015384, Super. Ct. No. 26592 (Cal. 2010):
Defendants contend the trial court's instructions concerning the significance of voluntary intoxication were inadequate because they failed to explain to the jury how that condition could affect the mental state of an aider and abettor. Defendants rely upon our decision in People v. Mendoza (1998) 18 Cal.4th 1114 (Mendoza), in which we concluded that (1) evidence of voluntary intoxication is relevant to the extent it
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