INSTRUCTING THE JURY ON THE DEFENSE OF VOLUNTARY INTOXICATION IN TENNESSEE

• NCJ Number: 6769
• Journal: Tennessee Law Review Volume: 39 Issue: 3 Dated: (SPRING 1972) Pages: 479-501
• Author(s): J C WITT
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 23 pages
• Corporate Author: Tennessee Law Review Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE GENERAL RULE - THAT VOLUNTARY INTOXICATION IS NOT A DEFENSE UNLESS IT NEGATES SPECIFIC INTENT- MUST BE PHRASED SO THAT A JURY CAN UNDERSTAND AND APPLY IT.

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE FOCUSES ON THE DIVISIBILITY OF THE INSTRUCTION AND THE ROLE OF THE JURY, THE REQUIREMENT OF SPECIFIC INTENT AND ITS DETECTION AND APPLICATION, THE ALLOCATION OF THE BURDEN OF PROOF, THE STANDARD OF INCAPACITY, INTOXICATION AS THE CAUSE OF INSANITY, AND INVOLUNTARY INTOXICATION. AUTHOR ABSTRACT