R+v+Latimer

Facts
An innocent bystander was injured by the defendant's attempt to strike another person. The defendant was convicted of maliciously wounding the victim and appealed on the ground that it had never been his intention to hurt that particular victim.

Held
The court affirmed the original decision. The defendant had committed the actus reus offence and had a guilty mind in doing so. It is not considered necessary that the defendant intent to hurt that particular victim, just that he intended to hurt someone. Therefore, Latimer's malice was transferred to the actual victim.