State v. Stevens

*306fl

C. Johnson, J.

This case involves the issue of whether a voluntary intoxication instruction is appropriate where a defendant is charged with second degree child molestation. We are also asked whether fourth degree assault can be a lesser included offense of second degree child molestation. The trial court denied Randall Jerome Stevens’ request for an instruction on voluntary intoxication and fourth degree assault. The Court of Appeals reversed Stevens’ conviction, concluding that although intent is not a necessary element of second degree child molestation, intent is included in the…