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· 3/15/1961

Gourley v. State

Citations

  • 171 Tex. Crim. 89
  • 344 S.W.2d 882
  • 1961 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 4346

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “[voluntary intoxication does not negate culpability for a crime requiring a culpable mental state of wantonness or recklessness, but it does negate specific intent[]”
  • “Voluntary intoxication does not negate culpability for a crime requiring a culpable mental state of wantonness or recklessness, but it does negate specific intent.”
  • “Voluntary intoxication does not negate culpability for a crime requiring a culpable mental state of wantonness or recklessness . . . .”
  • “KRS 532.080(2) and (3) require proof of the fact of ‘previous felony convictions’ and not their underlying validity.”
  • “KRS 532.080(2) and (3) require proof of the fact of ‘previous felony convictions’ and not their underlying validity.”
  • “Intoxication, whether voluntary or involuntary, is a defense to an intentional crime if the effect of the intoxication is to completely negate the element of intent . . . .”

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Judges: Belcher

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