Drug-Free Zone: Court of Appeal Confirms that Voluntary Intoxication is not Relevant in Cases of Diminished Responsibility

Tony Storey

doi:10.1177/0022018317722851

Drug-Free Zone: Court of Appeal Confirms that Voluntary Intoxication is not Relevant in Cases of Diminished Responsibility

Tony Storey

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This case note analyses the Court of Appeal's judgment in R v Kay [2017] EWCA Crim 647, on the question whether the accused in a murder trial can support a plea of diminished responsibility with evidence of voluntary intoxication

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	258-261
Number of pages	261
Journal	The Journal of Criminal Law
Volume	81
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0022018317722851
Publication status	Published - 31 Aug 2017

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