People v. Harris

Citations

• 29 Cal. 678

Syllabus

<p>Voting Twice.—The act of voting more than once at the same election is not a crime unless done knowingly and with wrong intent.</p> <p>Proof of Intent to do Wrong.—The intent with which an unlawful act was done must be proved; but when an unlawful act is proved to have been done by the accused, the law in the first instance presumes it to have been intended, and the proof of justification or excuse lies on the defendant.</p> <p>Proof of Drunkenness in a Criminal Case.—A defendant charged with the commission of a crime may introduce evidence to show that he was intoxicated at the time he committed the act, not as an excuse for the crime, but to enable the jury to determine whether his mental condition was such that he knew he was committing an offense.</p>