R v Tihi - [1989] 2 NZLR 29

Criminal law — Offences — Aggravated wounding or injury — Mens rea — Injuring a victim with intent to commit any crime — Three men planned to unlawfully take a motor vehicle — One of them put his arm around the driver's neck and held a small knife against it — Driver was unaware of the knife but received a small cut — Whether the Crown must prove intent in respect of the injury as well as the intention to commit the crime of unlawful taking — Crimes Act 1961, s 191.