Washington v. State

OPINION

McCLURE, Justice.

Appellant, Joe Lawrence Washington (“Washington”) appeals his conviction of the offense of indecency with a child by sexual contact. The jury assessed punishment at imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, for a term of 6 years. This appeal revisits a novel question recently presented to the Court. Washington challenges the jury charge, complaining that the trial court erred in submitting the definition of the culpable mental state “intentionally,” He secondarily claims that the evidence was legally insufficient to support the…