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Commonwealth v. Todaro

Citations

  • 446 A.2d 1305
  • 301 Pa. Super. 1
  • 1982 Pa. Super. LEXIS 4464

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  • holding such intoxication to be voluntary
  • defendant not permitted an instruction on involuntary intoxication where he inadvertently mixed alcoholic beverages with prescribed medication
  • defendant not permitted an instruction on involuntary intoxication where he inadvertently mixed alcoholic beverages with prescribed medication
  • if defendant drank alcohol without regard to the effects of its combination with medication he was taking, he cannot establish involuntary intoxication
  • instruction on involuntary intoxication not required where defendant inadvertently mixed alcoholic beverages with prescribed medication
  • “Evidence of blood alcohol, alone, does not support any inference as to the cause of the accident.”

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Judges: Brosky, Hoffman, Cirillo

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