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SMITH v. UNITED STATES

No. 6615.

309 A.2d 58 (1973)

Charles C. SMITH, Sr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 24, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. W. Boraks, Washington, D. C., for appellant. Peter J. Hoagland, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, was on the brief, for appellant.

William M. Brodsky, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Harold H. Titus, Jr., U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and John S. Ransom, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KERN, NEBEKER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from appellant's conviction of the offense of cruelty to children.1 The sole error advanced by appellant is the refusal of the trial court to instruct the jury, as requested, on the issue of intoxication as bearing upon the question of specific intent.2 Appellant contends that specific intent is an element of the offense charged.

The appellee responds (1)...

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