Articles Posted in KW Intoxication Defense in Criminal Cases

By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – Involuntary Intoxication – The Law In Part 1 of this series I addressed voluntary intoxication as a defense to Colorado criminal charges. This article now focuses on defending a criminal charge based on involuntary intoxication – for example – where the…

By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – Blacking Out From Alcohol, Drugs Or Both “Qui peccat ebrius, luat sobrius.” “He who offends while drunk suffers punishment when sober.” Colorado criminal law, Section 18-1-804(1), C.R.S., embodies and codifies this very old rule regarding self induced or so called…