Is intoxication a defence to murder and manslaughter?

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Intoxication can be taken into account in determining whether an accused person facing a murder charge had the specific intention necessary to cause about the specific outcome necessary for the crime, namely, to cause really serious injury or permanent, or serious disfigurement or intended to kill, or realised the possibility of causing death but did the act anyway. This applies regardless of whether or not the intoxication was self-induced.