Example: A stateâs law defines aggravated battery as âintentional and harmful physical contact with another with the intent to maim or disfigure.â This is a specific intent crime because it requires that the defendant not only cause harmful contact, but also with the purpose of maiming or disfiguring the victim.
the staging of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd includes four stages with the last stage often referred to as end stage though stage iv or end stage may be a clinical term for the last of the four stages in the standard copd staging guidelines it certainly doesn t mean the end stage of one s life
Based on the survival times of other patients, there are average life expectancies for each stage of mesothelioma. For stage I the average life expectancy is 21 months, nearly two years. For stage II, that drops to 19 months, to 16 months for stage III, and only 12 months for stage IV mesothelioma. Again, these are only averages, and other individual factors will determine a more accurate life expectancy for each patient diagnosed.