Assault – Intent 

Posted: 1:00 am Mon, March 15, 2010
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Tags: Assault

Where defendant approached J.M. with a knife in his raised hand; defendant’s son grabbed defendant from behind; and thinking that his son was another person, defendant stabbed his son twice; we conclude that the evidence of intent was sufficient to support defendant’s conviction of second-degree assault of his son because defendant’s mistaken belief that he ...