What is the effect of a general intent crime on the actor's intent to commit an act of violence?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Dollar, 228 Cal.App.3d 1335, 279 Cal.Rptr. 502 (Cal. App. 1991):

General intent crimes proscribe particular acts. For such crimes, reference is usually not made to the actor's intent to achieve a further act or a future consequence concerning the restricted action. (See People v. Lopez (1986) 188 Cal.App.3d 592, 598, 233 Cal.Rptr. 207.) The accompanying intent to accomplish a further act is inherent in making an offense a specific intent crime. (People v. Daniels (1975) 14 Cal.3d 857, 861, 122 Cal.Rptr. 872, 537 P.2d 1232.)

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