Does a specific intent instruction need to be given by the court, sua sponte?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hill, 103 Cal.App.3d 525, 163 Cal.Rptr. 99 (Cal. App. 1980):
Whenever a felony involving a specific intent is charged in an information, a specific-intent instruction should be given by the court, sua sponte. This sua sponte requirement with respect to a specific intent crime is set forth in People v. Ford (1964) 60 Cal.2d 772, 36 Cal.Rptr. 620, 388 P.2d 892. (See also People v. Turner (1971) 22 Cal.App.3d 174, 99 Cal.Rptr. 186.)
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