Intoxication defense: voluntary intoxication does not negate required intent; liability equals that of a sober person unless intoxication was involuntary. Where an act requires particular knowledge or intent, a person who commits it while intoxicated is treated as having the same knowledge or intent as if sober, except where the intoxicating substance was administered without the person's knowledge or against their will.
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Intoxication defense: voluntary intoxication does not negate required intent; liability equals that of a sober person unless intoxication was involuntary.
Where an act requires particular knowledge or intent, a person who commits it while intoxicated is treated as having the same knowledge or intent as if sober, except where the intoxicating substance was administered without the person's knowledge or against their will.
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