Does a general intent crime require specific intent?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Keating, 16 Cal.App.4th 280, 19 Cal.Rptr.2d 899 (Cal. App. 1993):
We therefore reaffirm that "aiding and abetting a general intent crime does not require a specific intent...." (People v. Torres (1990) 224 Cal.App.3d 763, 770, 274 Cal.Rptr. 117.)
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