{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-423","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 423","heading":"Involuntary intoxication as a defense.","body":"In any prosecution for an offense it is a defense that, as a result of intoxication which is not voluntary, the actor at the time of the conduct lacked substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of the conduct or to perform a material element of the offense, or lacked sufficient willpower to choose whether the person would do the act or refrain from doing it.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 4. Defenses to Criminal Liability"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c004/index.html#423","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"4c07f85082c814e5be9cfcf3bc2ba938f4e7d0a885ed516426d89fc7c7adf03e","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-422","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-424"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}