OUJI-CR 8-41

DEFENSE OF INVOLUNTARY INTOXICATION - REQUIREMENTS

A person is entitled to the defense of involuntary intoxication if, at the time of the commission of the acts/omissions that constitute the crime, that person did not know that his/her acts/omissions were wrong and was unable to distinguish right from wrong with respect to his/her acts/omissions. A person is also entitled to the defense of involuntary intoxication if that person did not understand the nature and consequences of his/her acts/omissions. The inability to know right from wrong or to understand the nature and consequences of his/her acts must be caused by the involuntary use of an intoxicant.