Morales v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “1. Our law provides that a person commits the offense of injury to a child if he intentionally and knowingly engages in conduct that causes serious bodily injury 2 to a child who is younger than fifteen (15) years of age or younger. 2. A person acts intentionally, or with intent, with respect to a result of his conduct when it is his conscious objective or desire to cause the result. A person acts knowingly, or with knowledge, with respect to a result of his conduct when he is aware that his conduct is reasonably certain to cause the result. [[Image here]] 3. Now bearing in mind the foregoing instructions, if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about the 31st day of December, 1989, in Lubbock County, Texas, as alleged in the indictment, the defendant, RAY MORALES, did then and there intentionally and knowingly engage in conduct that caused serious bodily injury to Joseph Rodriguez, a child who is younger than fifteen (15) years of age, by dropping the said Joseph Rodriguez, then you will find the defendant guilty of the offense of injury to a child by engaging in conduct that intentionally and knowingly caused serious bodily injury to a child who is younger than fifteen (15) years of age and so say by your verdict.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morales v. State

2. “‘[1] intentionally and [2] knowingly engage in conduct that caused serious bodily injury’ was an allegation (1) that it was her conscious objective or desire to cause serious bodily injury and (2) that she was aware that her conduct was reasonably certain to cause serious bodily, injury. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 6.03(a) & (b).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morales v. State

3. “(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, by act or intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly by omission, engages in conduct that causes to a child.... (1) serious bodily injury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morales v. State