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Taylor v. State

Citations

  • 885 S.W.2d 154
  • 1994 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 110
  • 1994 WL 567854

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  • holding that intoxication instruction was warranted even though defendant had not relied on evidence of marijuana use to excuse her actions
  • holding that intoxication instruction was warranted even though defendant had not relied on evidence of marijuana use to excuse her actions
  • holding that defendant need not rely upon intoxication as defense before trial court may instruct jury regarding voluntary intoxication
  • holding that trial court properly instructed jury that voluntary intoxication is not defense because evidence showed that defendant smoked marijuana within few hours of offense and defendant asserted affirmative defense of insanity
  • providing that defendant need not rely upon intoxication as a defense for charge to include section 8.04 instruction
  • upholding the giving of an instruction on voluntary intoxication even though the evidence that the defendant’s actions were precipitated by marihuana use was “slight”

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Judges: Maloney, Clinton, Campbell

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