Intoxication: Does this provide a defense to a crime under New Jersey law?
RIVERSIDE TWP.—Local cops charged an allegedly drunk train passenger with aggravated assault on a police office. The NJ Transit River Line passenger had allegedly consumed alcohol and cursed at passengers, per the news. Police claim the man had multiple open containers of beer when they approached him. Additionally, while escorting him off the train, the man allegedly assaulted one cop. Furthermore, they claim the senior citizen spit in the face of another. Eventually, the cops took the passenger to a hospital for his extreme level of intoxication. Consequently, Read more