R. v. Bernard, 15 December 1988.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that the offense of sexual assault causing bodily harm is a general intent offense; thus, the only intent that needs to be shown for conviction is that the accused intended to perform the act, and the defense of self-induced intoxication may not be considered.
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