One illustration of general intent is the presumption that a person intended the predictable outcomes of their criminal act.
The term "general intent" describes the criminal's attitude at the time the crime was committed. Even if the perpetrator is unaware that the act is illegal, all that is necessary for a crime to be committed with general intent is the perpetrator's intention to commit the crime. It is not necessary for a general intent crime to have a specific harm in mind when it is being committed. Beyond the willingness to commit the crime, general intent crimes do not call for any additional mental states (crime).
