What is the test for determining whether a defendant had specific intent to maim?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Adams, B284753 (Cal. App. 2019):
"[S]pecific intent to maim may not be inferred solely from evidence that the injury inflicted actually constitutes mayhem; instead there must be other facts and circumstances which support an inference of intent to maim . . . ." (People v. Ferrell (1990) 218 Cal.App.3d 828, 835.) "'A jury may infer a defendant's specific intent from the circumstances attending the act, the
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