Dettloff v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Maupin, J.:

Appellant Mitchell Dettloff appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts of guilty on three felony counts of leaving the scene of an accident.1 As a threshold matter, we have determined to reverse and vacate two of the three convictions under our recent decision in Firestone v. State,2 which prohibits multiple convictions in connection with leaving the scene of a single accident. We affirm the remaining conviction for the reasons set forth below.

In this appeal, we primarily consider the extent to which specific intent is a required element of…