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· 5/15/1849

Madison Ins. v. Mitchell

Citations

  • 1 Smith & H. 228

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  • holding \that voluntary drunkenness is not a defense to a criminal charge unless it is so extreme as to render impossible some mental condition which is an essential element of the criminal act\
  • negating \intent to kill\ in homicide case

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