Texas Statutes
Title 2 - General Principles of Criminal Responsibility
Chapter 8 - General Defenses to Criminal Responsibility

Section 8.01. Insanity - Sec. 8.01. INSANITY. (a) It is an affirmative defense to...

Section 8.02. Mistake of Fact - Sec. 8.02. MISTAKE OF FACT. (a) It is a defense...

Section 8.03. Mistake of Law - Sec. 8.03. MISTAKE OF LAW. (a) It is no defense...

Section 8.04. Intoxication - Sec. 8.04. INTOXICATION. (a) Voluntary intoxication does not constitute a...

Section 8.05. Duress - Sec. 8.05. DURESS. (a) It is an affirmative defense to...

Section 8.06. Entrapment - Sec. 8.06. ENTRAPMENT. (a) It is a defense to prosecution...

Section 8.07. Age Affecting Criminal Responsibility - Sec. 8.07. AGE AFFECTING CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY. (a) A person may...

Section 8.08. Child With Mental Illness, Disability, or Lack of Capacity - Sec. 8.08. CHILD WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, DISABILITY, OR LACK OF...