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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 35 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Saldivar v. State.

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1 Saldivar v. State Anchor
texapp · 1989
green “where no defense is presented which would directly affect an assessment of mental culpability, there is no harm in submitting erroneous definitions of 'intentionally' and 'knowingly.” 16
2 Cook v. State
texcrimapp · 1994
green “it is error for a trial judge to not limit the definitions of the culpable mental states as they relate to the conduct elements involved in the particular offense.” 14
3 Jones v. State
texapp · 2007
green “the intent of jones in touching b.s.s., while it was a part of the state's required proof, was not a contested issue and consequently jones could not be egregiously harmed by the definition of the intentional and knowing state of mind.” 5

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