California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bowman, F063858 (Cal. App. 2013):
The defendant may also present evidence of voluntary intoxication on the question of whether he or she is culpable of an offense as an aider and abettor. (People v. Mendoza (1998) 18 Cal.4th 1114, 1129-1130, 11133-1134.) "[T]he intent requirement for aiding and abetting liability is a 'required specific intent' for which evidence of voluntary intoxication is admissible under [former] section 22...." (Id. at p. 1131.)
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