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The “I Drank So Much I Blacked Out ” Defense – Involuntary Intoxication – The Law Part 2
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
Introduction – Involuntary Intoxication – The Law
In Part 1 of this series I addressed voluntary intoxication as a defense to Colorado criminal charges. This article now focuses on defending a criminal charge based on involuntary intoxication – for example – where the accused is secretly drugged or otherwise forced to consume substances involuntarily (without their consent) and in that state of mind commits criminal acts.