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Garcia v. State

Citations

  • 640 S.W.2d 939
  • 1982 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1192

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  • holding charge was defective because it authorized a conviction on a basis not alleged in the indictment
  • Charge erroneously authorized conviction for hindering arrest on culpable mental state of \knowingly\ when offense requires culpable mental state of \intentionally.\
  • Charge erroneously authorized conviction for hindering arrest on culpable mental state of “knowingly” when offense requires culpable mental state of “intentionally.”
  • “[W]here the charge attempts to apply the law to the facts by including one or more unpled mental states, as in this case, fundamental error ensues.”

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Judges: Roberts, Davis

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