Summary
In a 1989 judicial decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a conviction for drug distribution. The court concluded that methamphetamine intoxication did not diminish the specific intent required as an element of the federal offense with which the individual was charged.
Summary
In a 1989 legal decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a conviction for drug distribution. The court found that a person's intoxication from methamphetamine did not remove the "specific intent," or mental state, required for the federal crime they were charged with.
Summary
In a legal case from 1989, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a conviction for drug distribution. The court determined that a person's intoxication from methamphetamine did not eliminate the specific intent required to commit the federal crime they were charged with.
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In a court case from 1989, a court called the Fifth Circuit said a person was rightly found guilty. This person was selling drugs. Even though the person was high on methamphetamine, the court said this did not mean the person did not plan to sell the drugs. So, the person was still guilty of the crime they were accused of.