Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

The offense of violation of a protective order, under Penal Code section 25.07, requires a culpable mental state as to the element of "in violation of an order," because the meaning of that term necessarily includes certain knowledge that amounts to a mental state.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/26/2002
• Published 06/26/2002

Judges

• WOMACK, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ken Mahaffey, Austin, for Appellant., Holly E. Taylor, Assistant District Attorney, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.