The defendant decided to kill his sister. He bought a knife and a bottle of strong alcohol which he drank to give himself “Dutch Courage”. Then he killed his sister. He subsequently claimed that he was so drunk that he did not know what he was doing, or possibly even that the drink had brought on a latent psychopathic state so that he was insane at the time of the killing. What was the Court’s decision?

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◯ The Court held that intoxication could not be a defence in either case as the intent had not been clearly formed, albeit after the killing took place

◯ The Court held that intoxication could not be a defence in either case as the intent had been clearly formed, albeit before the killing took place

◯ The Court held that intoxication could be a defence in either case even if the intent had been clearly formed