Intoxication

Voluntary intoxication is where the defendant has chosen to take an intoxicating substance.

• True

• False

Which of these would not be an intoxicating substance?

• Alcohol

• Illegal drugs

• Glue

• Hole-punch

Can a prescribed drug potentially be an intoxicating substance?

• Yes

• No

Voluntary intoxication can ____________ the mens rea for a specific intent offence.

• nuisance

• negligence

• negate

• criminal

If the D is intoxicated that they have not performed the mens rea for the offence then they are not guilty. This was shown in...

• DPP v Beard

• DPP v Moustache

• DPP v Hair

• DPP v Hare

What were the defendants found guilty of in R v Sheehan and Moore (1975)?

• Murder

• Attempted murder

• Arson

• Manslaughter

What was the name of the case which confirmed the legal point about Dutch courage?

• AG for NI v Gallagher

• AG for NI v Penney

• AG for NI v Cooper

• AG for NI v Bellis

Why weren't the defendants found guilty of murder in Sheehan and Moore?

• They hadn't formed the actus reus.

• They hadn't formed the mens rea.

What kind of courage did the D have in AG for NI v Gallagher?

• Belgian

• Dutch

• German

• French

Voluntarily becoming intoxicated is considered a reckless course of conduct, and recklessness is enough to constitute the necessary mens rea.

• DPP v Conway

• DPP v Malcherek

• DPP v Martin

• DPP v Majewski