US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 5.11
Diminished Capacity
Evidence has been admitted that the defendant may have [been intoxicated] [suffered from diminished capacity] at the time that the crime charged was committed. [Intoxication can result from being under the influence of alcohol or drugs or both.]
You may consider evidence of the defendant’s [intoxication] [diminished capacity] in deciding whether the government has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant acted with the intent required to commit [specify crime charged].
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