Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

Re: Criminal Mischief

Extreme intoxication may be a defense to a crime. The law recognizes that an individual's level of intoxication may have prevented him/her from having the ability to form the mental state required to commit the crime. That is, you were too drunk to know that what you were doing was wrong. Difficult to prove, however, so your best bet is to speak to an attorney about other ways to resolve the case, swiftly and efficiently.