SB 5355-S - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/19/03)

Declares that voluntary intoxication is not a defense to any criminal charge, nor may the fact of voluntary intoxication be used by a defendant to demonstrate the lack of any particular mental state that is an element of a crime charged. Nothing in this act prohibits the prosecution from introducing evidence of a defendant's intoxication.

Applies to voluntary intoxication produced by any agent, including but not limited to alcohol or any drug.