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CALCRIM No. 404

Intoxication

activein force · 2019-01-01 – presentcompiled-edition

If you conclude that the defendant was intoxicated at the time of the

alleged crime, you may consider this evidence in deciding whether the

defendant:

A. Knew that <insert name of perpetrator> intended to

commit <insert target offense>;

AND

B. Intended to aid and abet <insert name of

perpetrator> in committing <insert target offense>.

Someone is intoxicated if he or she (took[,]/ [or] used[,]/[or] was given)

any drug, drink, or other substance that caused an intoxicating effect.

[Do not consider evidence of intoxication in deciding whether

<insert charged nontarget offense> is a natural and probable

consequence of <insert target offense>.]

New January 2006

Provenance

Source
courts.ca.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
calcrim-2019
Content hash
daaf87dba15154386551f2b8711e7ab71400c61c405a32cb83355d7477aca9a6
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