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The "intent" is "intent to access a computer". It's not "intent to commit a crime". If I am unconscious, and someone lifts my hand up and uses my fingers to t
by jellicle 14y ago
The "intent" is "intent to access a computer". It's not "intent to commit a crime".
If I am unconscious, and someone lifts my hand up and uses my fingers to type in a password, I didn't have intent to access a computer - I am not guilty of a crime. But if I intentionally struck keys on my keyboard, knowing that I was striking keys on my keyboard - that's intent. I do NOT have to know that it's a crime or intend to commit a crime.
Some crimes do have specific intent elements, where the person must be proved to have intended some specific result. This isn't one of them.