DIGGES, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
We consider in this case whether voluntary intoxication can be a defense to an indictment charging robbery with a deadly weapon.
November 12, 1970 began for Walter F. (Buddy) Gover when he awoke at 6:00 a.m. feeling the ill effects of the previous night's drinking bout. As a remedy for his hangover, he chose a shot of whiskey from a bottle left from his prior evening's activities. Throughout that day he continued...
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