In Victorian law, there is provision for this situation. But it boils down to one factor.. did the person take the drugs voluntarily, .. as opposed to being, say, roofed, or slipped drugs intentionally without their knowledge.Absolutely. By numerous accounts it would appear the accused ingested booze and stimulant drugs in the 12 hours preceding the alleged offense. Who knows what was in the drugs he ingested….
See link below for further info re link between meth (for example) and psychosis…
Meth and Psychosis
Just being high as 6 kites is not mitigation. One is expected to know the risks and act accordingly. Being drunk is no mitigation, unless you were tied down and the booze was fed into you with a hose. Same with methamphetimine, horse crank, cocaine, what ever. The key is, did you knowingly ingest the drug of choice.
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