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Evidence of intoxication must be considered in assessing murderous intent; failure led to substitution of manslaughter and sentence.
Criminal law – Intoxication as a defence – Section 14(4) Penal Code – Intoxication to be considered with other evidence when assessing intent for murder – Director of Public Prosecutions v Beard read in light of Broadhurst v Reginam – failure to consider intoxication may reduce murder to manslaughter.
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