{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-8.04","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 8.04","heading":"INTOXICATION.","body":"(a) Voluntary intoxication does not constitute a defense to the commission of crime.\n(b) Evidence of temporary insanity caused by intoxication may be introduced by the actor in mitigation of the penalty attached to the offense for which he is being tried.\n(c) When temporary insanity is relied upon as a defense and the evidence tends to show that such insanity was caused by intoxication, the court shall charge the jury in accordance with the provisions of this section.\n(d) For purposes of this section \"intoxication\" means disturbance of mental or physical capacity resulting from the introduction of any substance into the body.\nActs 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY","CHAPTER 8. GENERAL DEFENSES TO CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.8.htm#8.04","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"9413ba7c2d2215233216f580cca24f7a18528512d1f29866a4d01ede66818ac9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-8.03","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-8.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}