Nevada Supreme Court, 1971

Andrade v. State

Andrade v. State
Nevada Supreme Court · Decided March 26, 1971 · Per Curiam
483 P.2d 208; 87 Nev. 144; 1971 Nev. LEXIS 372 (Pacific Reporter, Second Series)

Andrade v. State

Opinion

OPINION

Per Curiam:

A jury convicted Andrade of the crime of forgery, NRS 205.090, one element of which is the specific intent to defraud, prejudice or damage another. His appellate claim is that he could not have possessed the specific intent required by statute *145 since he was intoxicated. Of course, voluntary intoxication, though not an excuse for crime, may be considered in determining intent, NRS 193.220, and the court so instructed the jury. We assume that the jury did so. King v. State, 80 Nev. 269, 392 P.2d 310 (1964). In any event there is substantial evidence from which the jury could conclude that Andrade’s intoxication was not so gross as to preclude his intention to defraud. King v. State, supra.

Affirmed.

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