California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ferrell, 218 Cal.App.3d 828, 267 Cal.Rptr. 283 (Cal. App. 1990):
When the definition of a crime consists of the description of a particular act, with no reference to intent to do a further act or achieve a future consequence, the offense is a general intent crime and the question is whether the defendant intended to do the prohibited act. On the other hand, when the definition refers to the intent to do some further act or achieve some additional consequence, the offense is a specific intent crime. (People v. Daniels (1975) 14 Cal.3d 857, 860, 122 Cal.Rptr. 872, 537 P.2d 1232.)
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