Reed v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “A culpable mental state need not be alleged or proved in a driving while intoxi cated charging instrument. Honeycutt v. State, 627 S.W.2d 417 , 424 n. 4 (Tex.Cr.App.1981); Joiner v. State, 161 Tex.Crim. 526 , 279 S.W.2d 333, 334 (1955). Neither is a culpable mental state required for speeding, Zulauf v. State, 591 S.W.2d 869, 872 (Tex.Cr.App.1979), or many other traffic offenses. Honeycutt v. State, 627 S.W.2d at 424 n. 4.”

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

2. “[n]otwithstanding Section 6.02(b), proof of a culpable mental state is not required for conviction of an offense under this chapter.”

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