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Maik (D) was a college student. He took hallucinogens, which he claimed led to a psychotic episode. During this episode, he violently killed another student. D was convicted of second-degree murder. D appealed, claiming that the court instructions were wrong. The court had instructed the jury that voluntary intoxication could not negate a second-degree murder charge.

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