Supreme Court of California

The mental state for assault requires actual knowledge of the facts sufficient to establish that the defendant's act by its nature will probably and directly result in injury to another.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/23/2001
• Published 08/23/2001

Judges

• BROWN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Madeline McDowell, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Sacramento;  and Arthur L. Bowie, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Antelope, for Defendant and Appellant., Daniel E. Lungren and Bill Lockyer, Attorneys General, George Williamson and David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Robert R. Anderson, Assistant Attorney General, W. Scott Thorpe and David A. Rhodes, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.