Defensa prohibida por influencia de alcohol o drogas en delitos específicos

Explicación Simple

Si cometes un delito, no puedes usar el hecho de que estabas bajo la influencia del alcohol o drogas como excusa. Hay una excepción si tomaste un medicamento legal y no sabías que te afectaría.

Es como cuando cocinas y sigues una receta, pero no te das cuenta de que un ingrediente te podría hacer sentir mal. Si lo usaste de manera correcta, puedes explicar lo que pasó, pero no puedes decir que solo seguías la receta si te enfermaste por no leer bien.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan va a una fiesta y toma un medicamento que le recetaron para su ansiedad. No sabía que ese medicamento lo haría sentir mareado y termina involucrado en un accidente. Juan podría argumentar que no sabía que iba a estar bajo la influencia del medicamento, pero debe demostrarlo.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 768.37 - Under influence of or impairment by alcoholic liquor or drug as defense prohibited; exception; definitions Sec. 37. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), it is not a defense to any crime that the defendant was, at that time, under the influence of or impaired by a voluntarily and knowingly consumed alcoholic liquor, drug, including a controlled substance, other substance or compound, or combination of alcoholic liquor, drug, or other substance or compound. (2) It is an affirmative defense to a specific intent crime, for which the defendant has the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence, that he or she voluntarily consumed a legally obtained and properly used medication or other substance and did not know and reasonably should not have known that he or she would become intoxicated or impaired. (3) As used in this section: (a) “Alcoholic liquor” means that term as defined in section 105 of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1105. (b) “Consumed” means to have eaten, drunk, ingested, inhaled, injected, or topically applied, or to have performed any combination of those actions, or otherwise introduced into the body. (c) “Controlled substance” means that term as defined in section 7104 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7104.