DTTV Eps 105 – Self Induced Intoxication: What The Supreme Court Really Said…

Is getting high beforehand the ultimate “get out jail free” card? On May the 13th, there were a couple of cases that came out of the Supreme Court of Canada that resulted in a number of headlines that might make you think so. Today on Don’t Talk TV, I’m going to take a look at those decisions and the laws surrounding self-induced intoxication.

Cases Cited:

R. v. Brown, 2022 SCC 18 (CanLII)

https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2022/2022scc18/2022scc18.html

R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19 (CanLII)

https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2022/2022scc19/2022scc19.html

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