Except for drunk driving which specifically requires evidence of inebriation, other crimes committed while drunk or drugged are very rarely treated differently any longer.
It was true in the past that it could be used as a defense, but juries and judges no longer buy it and it generally won't get you anywhere at all in 2024.
> Except for drunk driving which specifically requires evidence of inebriation, other crimes committed while drunk or drugged are very rarely treated differently any longer
Well I would hope drunk driving while drunk would be treated differently than drunk driving while sober.
It was true in the past that it could be used as a defense, but juries and judges no longer buy it and it generally won't get you anywhere at all in 2024.
Source: I play a lawyer on TV.