Facts
- The defendant was intoxicated when he murdered the victim
Issue
- Could his intoxication be taken into account upon pleading the defence of loss of self-control?
Decision
- No
Reasoning
- Although drunkenness does not deprive a defendant from the defence of loss of self-control, a jury is to ignore it when applying the reasonableness test set out as the third element to the defence in section 54(1)(c) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009
