Supreme Court Agrees to Weigh in on ‘Extreme Intoxication’ Defense

The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on July 10, 2012. An Alberta woman who was granted a new trial by the Supreme Court of Canada has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her domestic partner. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

TORONTO—The Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on a ruling related to the defence of extreme intoxication.

The court today granted prosecutors in Ontario leave to appeal.