HARRIS v. STATE

No. AH-229.

418 So.2d 416 (1982)

Jimmy Monroe HARRIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Jimmy Monroe Harris appeals a judgment finding him guilty of attempted lewd assault upon a child under the age of 14, and sentence of five years imprisonment. Harris first contends that the trial court erred in denying his requested jury instruction on the defense of voluntary intoxication, as lewd assault is a specific intent crime. We disagree. Proof of specific intent is not generally an element of an offense unless specifically required by statutory...

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