State v. Minium

—Defendant appeals his conviction of second-degree assault. RCW 9A.36.020(l)(b). 1 We affirm.

Defendant was found guilty of second-degree assault on December 13, 1978. Subsequently he moved to arrest the judgment, claiming that the information does not charge a crime because it fails to allege the element of criminal intent which is necessary for a conviction of second-degree assault. He argues in his brief on appeal that the information must actually use the words "intent" or "intent to injure."

The challenged information reads:

Comes now Henry R. Dunn, Prosecuting Attorney of Cowlitz County,…