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ICJI 1503
Intoxication Defense
ICJI 1503 INTOXICATION DEFENSE
Our law provides that "no act committed by a person while in a state of voluntary intoxication is less criminal by reason of [the person] having been in such condition."
This means that voluntary intoxication, if the evidence shows that the defendant was in such a condition when the defendant allegedly committed the crime charged, is not a defense in this case.
Comment
I.C. s 18-116. See Montana v. Egelhoff, 518 U.S. 37, 116 S.Ct. 2013, 135 L.Ed.2d 361 (1996); State v. Ransom, 137 Idaho 560, 50 P.3d 1055 (Ct. App. 2002).
Involuntary intoxication is a defense. I.C. s 18-116.
[Revised July 2005]
Provenance
- Source
- isc.idaho.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-21
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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