Drunkenness Defined
A new description of drunkenness brought laughter in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth. A witness told how accused had a great deal of beer. He considered accused was under the influence of alcohol, but not drunk as witness knew it. “The last time I saw him he was looking for his keys. In my opinion a man who knows what he wants I would not call drunk,” witness said. Mr Justice Stanton: In other words, sober enough to know what he wanted but not sober enough to find it.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 79, Issue 7138, 28 November 1949, Page 5
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92Drunkenness Defined Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 79, Issue 7138, 28 November 1949, Page 5
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