Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
Table of Contents
Criminal Procedure
Indictment & Pleading Issues
Evidence
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
State v. Frazier, ___ N.C. App. ___, 790 S.E.2d 312 (Jul. 5, 2016)
Child-abuse under G.S. 14-318.4(a) requires that the defendant intentionally inflict serious physical injury on a child or intentionally commit an assault on the child which results in serious physical injury. These are two separate prongs and the State is not required to prove that the defendant specifically intended that the injury be serious; proof that the defendant intentionally committed an assault on the child which results in serious physical injury is sufficient.