A lawyer breaks down the "extreme intoxication" defence

Опубликовано: 29 Июнь 2020
на канале: Toronto Star
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Some say the "extreme intoxication” defence sends the wrong message on sexual assault, and takes society back to a time when judges found ways to excuse violence against women. In today’s episode, Saba Eitizaz talks to criminal lawyer and social justice advocate Caryma Sa’d for her legal opinion the debate – and finds out what all of this could actually mean in a court room.