ROWE v. STATE

No. 97-345.

974 P.2d 937 (1999)

David ROWE, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvia L. Hackl, State Public Defender; Donna D. Domonkos, Appellate Counsel; and T. Alan Elrod, Assistant Public Defender, Representing Appellant.

William U. Hill, Attorney General; Paul S. Rehurek, Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and Robin Sessions Cooley, Assistant Attorney General, Representing Appellee.

Before LEHMAN, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, GOLDEN, and TAYLOR, JJ.


THOMAS, Justice.

The issue of import in this case is the claim by David Rowe (Rowe) that the crime of child abuse is a specific intent crime and the jury should have been so instructed. An alternative issue is asserted concerning the failure of the State to establish the essential element of Rowe's age. We hold that the crime of child abuse is not a specific intent crime, and there was no error in the instructions given to...

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