PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted for mayhem. His point upon appeal is that the indictment and proof were both insufficient, since a specific intent to maim and disfigure the complainant was neither alleged nor proved.
We agree with the District Court that so long as the act of mayhem is done maliciously and wilfully, a specific intent is not necessary to constitute the crime. The common law definition applies, and it does...
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