He who offends while drunk must be punished when sober.

Explanation

Voluntary intoxication is no defense — a man who drinks and then commits wrong chose to impair his own judgment and must bear the full consequence.

Where this applies

• A drunk driver causes an accident and argues they should not be punished because they were intoxicated.
• Someone commits a crime while voluntarily intoxicated and claims it as a defense.

See also

• 3.3.9 Drunkenness both inflames and reveals every crime.
• 3.6.1 The act does not make one guilty unless the mind be guilty.