The fact that a person is under the influence of intoxicants or drugs neither excuses the person’s act nor aggravates the person’s guilt, but may be shown where it is relevant in proving the person’s specific intent or recklessness at the time of the person’s alleged criminal act or in proving any element of the public offense with which the person is charged.
Iowa Code § 701.5
Intoxicants or drugs
Known as the Iowa Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 701–701 (13 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case LEAL (2012)
Most recently applied in State of Iowa v. Travis Howard Richard Beck (February 2014)
[C79, 81, §701.5]
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.