CRAWFORD v. STATE

No. 15368.

691 P.2d 433 (1984)

Estel Jack CRAWFORD, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Perkins, State Public Defender, and Robert A. Bork, Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Carson City, for appellant.

D. Brian McKay, Atty. Gen., William A. Maddox, Dist. Atty., and Charles P. Cockerill, Deputy Dist. Atty., Carson City, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of mayhem. The sole issue in this appeal is whether the specific intent to disfigure is required for a conviction of mayhem under NRS 200.280.

Crawford initially started choking the victim during an argument. He then bit the victim's finger, and later bit off approximately one-third of her outer left ear. That portion could not be reattached, and the victim's ear is permanently disfigured...

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