Delaware § 423 Involuntary intoxication as a defense

Delaware Statutes

§ 423 — Involuntary intoxication as a defense

Delaware § 423

Title11

PartDelaware Criminal Code

Ch. 4DEFENSES TO CRIMINAL LIABILITY

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Del. Code tit. 11, § 423 (2026).

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In any prosecution for an offense it is a defense that, as a result of intoxication which is not voluntary, the actor at the time of the conduct lacked substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of the conduct or to perform a material element of the offense, or lacked sufficient willpower to choose whether the person would do the act or refrain from doing it.

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