Diminished Capacity as a Result of Intoxication and Addiction: The Capacity to Mitigate Punishment and the Need for Recognition in Texas Death Penalty Litigation

This paper examines the substantial need for a defense to criminal culpability that has a lesser requirement than the traditional defenses of insanity and intoxication. The article details the traditional defenses of insanity, involuntary intoxication, and voluntary intoxication. Additionally, the m