Crawford v. State

*618OPINION

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of mayhem. The sole issue in this appeal is whether the specific intent to disfigure is required for a conviction of mayhem under NRS 200.280.

Crawford initially started choking the victim during an argument. He then bit the victim’s finger, and later bit off approximately one-third of her outer left ear. That portion could not be reattached, and the victim’s ear is permanently disfigured.

At trial, the district court judge gave the following instruction setting forth the required elements for mayhem:

Every person who willfully, unlawfully…