What is the test for determining whether an individual committed an act of criminal intent?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Fujita, 117 Cal.Rptr. 757, 43 Cal.App.3d 454 (Cal. App. 1974):
5 'This is so because intent is inherently difficult to prove by direct evidence. Therefore, the act itself, together with its surrounding circumstances must generally form the basis from which the intent of the actor may legitimately be inferred.' (People v. Burnham, 194 Cal.App.2d 836, 841, 15 Cal.Rptr. 596, 599, quoting from People v. Proctor, 169 Cal.App.2d 269, 279, 337 P.2d 93.)
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