Texas Penal Code Section 8.01 - Insanity
(a) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that, at the time of the conduct charged, the actor, as a result of severe mental disease ...

Texas Penal Code Section 8.02 - Mistake Of Fact
(a) It is a defense to prosecution that the actor through mistake formed a reasonable belief about a matter of fact if his mistaken belief ...

Texas Penal Code Section 8.03 - Mistake Of Law
(a) It is no defense to prosecution that the actor was ignorant of the provisions of any law after the law has taken effect. (b) ...

Texas Penal Code Section 8.04 - Intoxication
(a) Voluntary intoxication does not constitute a defense to the commission of crime. (b) Evidence of temporary insanity caused by intoxication may be introduced by ...

Texas Penal Code Section 8.05 - Duress
(a) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the actor engaged in the proscribed conduct because he was compelled to do so by threat ...

Texas Penal Code Section 8.06 - Entrapment
(a) It is a defense to prosecution that the actor engaged in the conduct charged because he was induced to do so by a law ...

Texas Penal Code Section 8.07 - Age Affecting Criminal Responsibility
(a) A person may not be prosecuted for or convicted of any offense that the person committed when younger than 15 years of age except: ...

Last modified: August 10, 2007