NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This appeal from a conviction of willful failure to appear while subject to conditions of release (D.C.Code 1973, § 23-1327(a)), presents the question whether the offense requires proof of a specific intent. We hold that it does not and affirm.
Section 23-1327 provides, inter alia, for mandatory consecutive sentences for anyone who, while on release under our bail statutes,
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