A Montreal man pulled a 65-year-old woman from a wheelchair and sexually assaulted her. After he was convicted, the Canadian Supreme Court ordered that he be granted a new trial. The court ruled that the man's claim that he was too drunk to know what he was doing was a valid defense and he should be allowed a chance to prove it.

A few weeks later, in Alberta, Canada, a man was acquitted for assaulting his wife, based explicitly on the Supreme Court's ruling.

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