People v. Maynor

*291TAYLOR, J.

The issue presented in this case is whether first-degree child abuse1 requires the prosecution to establish only that defendant intended to commit an act that causes serious physical harm or whether it requires the prosecution to prove not only that defendant intended the act, but also that, by so acting, she intended to cause serious physical harm or knew that serious physical harm would be caused.

We hold that, pursuant to the current language of the statute, first-degree child abuse requires the prosecution to establish, and the jury to be instructed that to convict it must find,…