Involuntary Intoxication

Question 1

What type of intoxication do the Majewksi rules apply to?

Answer 1

Voluntary

Question 2

What is involuntary intoxication?

Answer 2

When the defendants drink is spiked with drugs or alcohol or they have an adverse reaction to prescribed drugs but they are unaware this would happen.

Question 3

If you are voluntarily intoxicated, what type of crime needs to be committed for the defence of intoxication to be available to you?

Answer 3

It can be a specific or a basic intent crime

Question 4

If you are involuntarily intoxicated and your defence of intoxication plea is successful what is the outcome?

Answer 4

An acquittal

Question 5

For involuntary intoxication, what need to be proved?

Answer 5

That the intoxication negates the mens rea (that the defendant did not have the required mens rea)