State v. Lima

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant, Fatima Lima, arising from her conviction of child abuse in the first degree under G.L. 1956 (1981 Reenactment) § ll-9-5.3(a), as amended by P.L. 1983, ch. 179, § 1. The defendant asserts as reversible error, inter alia, the denial by the trial justice of a defense request to instruct the jury that intent is a necessary element of the crime with which the defendant was charged, the refusal by the trial justice to submit to the jury the question whether a statement made by the defendant was voluntary, the admission of testimony by the…