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Voluntary intoxication or drug use is almost never the basis for the successful assertion of the insanity defense. However, in most states the defendant's intoxication or drug use may serve as the basis for a claim for diminished capacity.

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How often is voluntary intoxication or drugs use the basis for the successful assertion of the insanity defense?

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Does Texas have an intoxication defense law?

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