¶ Defendant brutally and inexplicably stabbed Albert Butler to death. She was arrested within minutes and has never maintained that she is guiltless. She did testify at trial, however, that prior to the incident she had consumed half a pint of gin by herself, and split four and a half pints with her common-law husband. One of the arresting officers testified that she had acted "irrationally" at the precinct and he smelled alcohol on her breath. ¶ The court charged...
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