Defending Intoxication Manslaughter and Intoxication Assault Cases

• Author: Deandra M. Grant/Kimberly Griffin Tucker
• Pages: 649-696

DEFENDING INTOXICATION

MANSLAUGHTER

AND INTOXICATION

ASSAULT CASES

9A-1

CHAPTER 9A

DEFENDING INTOXICATION

MANSLAUGHTER AND

INTOXICATION ASSAULT CASES

I. THE STATUTES AND ELEMENTS

§9A:01 Intoxication Assault: the Statute

§9A:02 Intoxication Assault: the Elements

§9A:03 Intoxication Manslaughter: the Statute

§9A:04 Intoxication Manslaughter: the Elements

II. ENHANCEMENTS

§9A:10 Enhancements for Intoxication-Related Offenses: The Statute

§9A:11 Intoxication Assault Is a 3rd Degree Felony Unless…

§9A:12 Intoxication Manslaughter Is a 2nd Degree Felony Unless…

III. INTAKE AND INVESTIGATION

§9A:20 Meeting with the Potential New Client

§9A:21 Investigation

IV. DEFENSIVE THEORIES

§9A:30 Challenging Causation: “But for” Test

§9A:31 Challenging the SBI Element

§9A:32 Challenging Intoxication

§9A:33 Punishment Mitigation

V. KEY CASES CHALLENGING CAUSATION

§9A:40 Intoxication Manslaughter Cases Challenging Causation

§9A:41 Intoxication Assault Cases Challenging Causation

VI. DEADLY WEAPON ALLEGATIONS

§9A:50 Vehicles as a Deadly Weapons

§9A:51 Key Cases on Vehicles as Deadly Weapons

§9A:52 Effect of Deadly Weapon Finding on Eligibility for Community Supervision and Parole

VII. TRIAL CONSIDERATIONS

§9A:60 Excerpt from Article: Not Guilty v Cerberus:

Winning Intoxicated Manslaughter Trials — by Mark Thiessen

§9A:61 Sample Voir Dire

DEFENDING INTOXICATION

MANSLAUGHTER

AND INTOXICATION

ASSAULT CASES

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DEFENDING INTOXICATION

MANSLAUGHTER

AND INTOXICATION

ASSAULT CASES

9A-3 Defending Intoxication Manslaughter and Intoxication Assault Cases §9A:04

I. THE STATUTES AND ELEMENTS

§9A:01 Intoxication Assault: the Statute

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§9A:02 Intoxication Assault: the Elements

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§9A:03 Intoxication Manslaughter: the Statute

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§9A:04 Intoxication Manslaughter: the Elements

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