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Criminal

Mar. 14, 2001

Drunkeness No Defense to Arson

SAN FRANCISCO - Drunkenness is not a defense to arson, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday. The justices held that arson is a general-intent crime, making voluntary intoxication inadmissible as evidence of the defendant's state of mind.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Drunkenness is not a defense to arson, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.
        The justices held that arson is a general-intent crime, making voluntary intoxication inadmissible as evidence of the defendant's state of mind.
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