The defendant decided to kill his sister. He bought a knife and a bottle of strong alcohol which he drank to give himself “Dutch Courage”. Then he killed his sister. He subsequently claimed that he was so drunk that he did not know what he was doing, or possibly even that the drink had brought on a latent psychopathic state so that he was insane at the time of the killing. What was the Court’s decision?
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The Court held that intoxication could not be a defence in either case as the intent had been clearly formed, albeit before the killing took place.
This decision aligns with the principle that voluntary intoxication does not excuse criminal liability when the intent to commit the crime was established prior to becoming intoxicated.