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R v Lipman

[1970] 1 QB 152; [1969] 3 WLR 819; [1969] 3 All ER 410 (CA)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (Criminal Division), England and Wales
Year1969
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Self-induced (voluntary) intoxication, however extreme, is no defence to a crime of basic intent such as manslaughter; drugs and drink are treated identically.

Area of Law

c

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