State v. Hall

Allen Hall (defendant) killed his victim while experiencing hallucinogenic delusions after voluntarily taking a pill an acquaintance told him would make him feel "groovy"; Hall did not know the pill likely contained LSD. Hall's expert witnesses testified the pill probably caused his delusions, and Hall requested a jury instruction on drug-induced temporary insanity as a complete defense, which the trial judge refused. The jury convicted Hall of murder, and he appealed.