Bob is leaving the medical marijuana dispensary with his 6 ounces, which is legal under the law. He drops his purchase and drives away, unaware that he no longer has his marijuana. Sue is walking down the street when she becomes the lucky recipient of 6 ounces of marijuana. When Bob realizes his mistake he goes back to find Sue getting high on the corner, he calls the police claiming Sue stole his marijuana.
-After Sue's release from jail, Bob gets high on the street and follows her back to her house where a physical fight ensues. Sue dies from her injuries. Bob claims he had no such intent and is surprised and disgusted by his actions. Bob believes the marijuana he bought on the street was laced with phencyclidine (PCP). What would be his best defense in court

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Bob is leaving the medical marijuana dispensary with his 6 ounces, which is legal under the law. He drops his purchase and drives away, unaware that he no longer has his marijuana. Sue is walking down the street when she becomes the lucky recipient of 6 ounces of marijuana. When Bob realizes his mistake he goes back to find Sue getting high on the corner, he calls the police claiming Sue stole his marijuana.
-​After Sue's release from jail, Bob gets high on the street and follows her back to her house where a physical fight ensues. Sue dies from her injuries. Bob claims he had no such intent and is surprised and disgusted by his actions. Bob believes the marijuana he bought on the street was laced with phencyclidine (PCP). What would be his best defense in court

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Intoxication could be a defense if Bob can prove that he was involuntarily intoxicated, meaning he did not know the marijuana was laced with PCP, which impaired his ability to form intent.

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