TORONTO—The Supreme Court decides today if it will weigh in on a ruling related to the defence of extreme intoxication. Critics worry the earlier decision will allow a person accused of violent crime to argue they did not know what they were doing. The Ontario Court of Appeal set aside convictions in two cases after…

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. The province’s Court of Appeal had set aside two separate convictions after finding part of the law unconstitutional. The relevant provision bars an accused from using self−induced…