What is the Defendant's contention that he committed acts of mayhem against a victim by attacking the victim with a box cutter?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Pitts, 223 Cal.App.3d 1547, 273 Cal.Rptr. 389 (Cal. App. 1990):
Defendant's second contention lacks merit because here only one act could have supported the mayhem conviction; the brutal slashing of the victim's chest with a box cutter, nearly severing the victim's left breast. (Cf. People v. Schultz (1987) 192 Cal.App.3d 535, 539-540, 237 Cal.Rptr. 513.)
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