ANDRADE v. STATE

No. 6340.

483 P.2d 208 (1971)

Joseph ANDRADE, Appellant, v. STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 26, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Legakes, Public Defender and Morgan D. Harris, Deputy Public Defender, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Roy A. Woofter, Dist. Atty., and George D. Frame, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

A jury convicted Andrade of the crime of forgery, NRS 205.090, one element of which is the specific intent to defraud, prejudice or damage another. His appellate claim is that he could not have possessed the specific intent required by statute since he was intoxicated. Of course, voluntary intoxication, though not an excuse for crime, may be considered in determining intent, NRS 193.220, and the court so instructed the jury. We assume...

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