· 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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