§ 39-11-301. Requirement of Culpable Mental State

A person commits an offense who acts intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence, as the definition of the offense requires, with respect to each element of the offense. When the law provides that criminal negligence suffices to establish an element of an offense, that element is also established if a person acts intentionally, knowingly […]

§ 39-11-302. Definitions of Culpable Mental State

“Intentional” refers to a person who acts intentionally with respect to the nature of the conduct or to a result of the conduct when it is the person’s conscious objective or desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result. “Knowing” refers to a person who acts knowingly with respect to the conduct or […]