CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 404
Intoxication
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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