State v. Abdallah

OPINION

HOLMAN, Justice.

The State appeals from the trial court’s order granting Appellee Osama M. Abdal-lah’s motion to quash the information in this case for failure to allege a culpable mental state. In its sole point, the State argues that the trial court abused its discretion in granting Appellee’s motion to quash because (1) the information tracks the language of the statute and is therefore sufficient; and (2) the statute criminalizing the conduct “plainly dispenses with” any mental element. We affirm the trial court’s order.

Procedural Background

Appellee was charged under section…