SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB's 54 & 902

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Lee moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         Delete everything after the enacting clause

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17         Section 1.  Voluntary intoxication; not a defense;

18  evidence not admissible for certain purposes;

19  exception.--Voluntary intoxication resulting from the

20  consumption, injection, or other use of alcohol or other

21  controlled substance as described in chapter 893, Florida

22  Statutes, is not a defense to any offense proscribed by law.

23  Evidence of a defendant's voluntary intoxication is not

24  admissible to show that the defendant lacked the specific

25  intent to commit an offense and is not admissible to show that

26  the defendant was insane at the time of the offense, except

27  when the consumption, injection, or use of a controlled

28  substance under chapter 893, Florida Statutes, was pursuant to

29  a lawful prescription issued to the defendant by a

30  practitioner as defined in s. 893.02, Florida Statutes.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1999.

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB's 54 & 902

    Amendment No.    





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 2  And the title is amended as follows:

 3         Delete everything before the enacting clause

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 5  and insert:

 6                      A bill to be entitled

 7         An act relating to evidence; providing that

 8         evidence of voluntary intoxication is not

 9         admissible for certain purposes; providing an

10         exception; providing an effective date.

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