A direction on intoxication for an offence of specific intent that addresses only the accused's capacity to form the intent, without directing that intoxication is relevant to whether the intent was in fact formed, is a misdirection not cured by a subsequent general direction that the Crown must prove intention. Where there is evidence of intoxication, the jury must also be warned that an inference of specific intent may not be as readily drawn from the nature of injuries as it would be if the accused were sober.
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