Criminal Law: Defenses: Intoxication

There are two types of intoxication defenses:

  • VOLUNTARY intoxication - a defense to SPECIFIC INTENT crimes (ViSi)

  • INVOLUNTARY intoxication - a defense to all crimes. Involuntary intoxication occurs when one ingests an intoxicating substance without knowledge that the substance is intoxicating, under duress, or pursuant to medical advice.