People accused of violent crimes such as homicide and sexual assault can use self-induced extreme intoxication as a defense
Canada’s supreme court has ruled that defendants accused of violent crimes such as homicide and sexual assault can use self-induced extreme intoxication as a defense, striking down a federal law supported by women’s advocacy groups.
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