Celis, Mauricio Rodriguez

COCHRAN, J.,

filed a concurring opinion, which WOMACK, and JOHNSON, JJ„ joined.

I agree that the offense of falsely holding oneself out as a lawyer contains only one culpable mental state, the intent to obtain an economic benefit.1 I also agree that the trial judge did not err by instructing the jury on the definition of “foreign legal consultant.” But I do, however, respectfully disagree with the plurality that appellant “was not entitled to an instruction on a mistake-of-fact defense because his requested instruction did not negate the culpability required for the offense.”2 If appellant had…