10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. The cause therefore is ordered submitted without oral argument. He now appeals. Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. 1291 and we affirm. According to Mr. Payne, the taking element requires an intent to steal or permanently deprive the victim of the motor vehicle, an intent which he lacked when he and his cohorts abducted their victims, commandeered their vehicles, and then abandoned those vehicles once the criminal purpose of the venture was achieved or thwarted by the victim.
Carjacking is a general intent crime analogous to robbery.
The carjacker's motive for stealing the vehicle, be it for profit, convenience or as an instrumentality of another crime, is irrelevant.