<p>pugmad: People argue in court every day that defendants who are drunk or drugged enough can’t form specific intent to commit first degree murder. It comes under the heading of “diminished capacity”, and sometimes it’s successful.</p>
<p>What defense attorneys love is arguments that they can support with evidence that would be legally effective to exonerate their clients or reduce the severity of the crimes for which their clients could be convicted. It’s not “out-dated bs”; it’s the law applied in our courts.</p>