Legal Opinion
Celis, Mauricio Rodriguez
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 15, 2013No. PD-1584-11, PD-1585-11PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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2Judgment of the CourtAlcala, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., PRICE and KEASLER, JJ., joined.
In deciding the petition for discretionary review filed by Mauricio Celis, appellant, we address three jury-charge complaints. First, we determine that the offense of falsely holding oneself out as a lawyer, as it applies here, does not require an instruction as to a culpable mental state beyond the intent expressly prescribed by the plain language in that statute. See Tex. Penal Code § 38.122. Second, we conclude that appellant was not entitled to an instruction on a mistake-of-fact defense because his requested instruction did…
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