Kentucky HB854 amends the definition of intoxication as a defense in criminal charges.
Kentucky HB854 modifies the state's criminal code to specify that intoxication can be a defense only if it either negates an element of the offense or is not voluntarily produced and deprives the defendant of the capacity to appreciate the criminality of their conduct or conform to the law.
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