# Robinson, Leo Demory

> Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · July 1, 2015 · 466 S.W.3d 166

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9812473

## Case

- **Full name:** Leo Demory ROBINSON, Appellant v. the STATE of Texas
- **Court:** Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
- **Decided:** July 1, 2015
- **Citations:** 466 S.W.3d 166; 2015 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 763; 2015 WL 4068109
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Alcala
- **Judges:** Keasler, Alcala, Keller, Hervey, Yeary, Newell, Meyers, Johnson, Richardson
- **Cited by:** 179 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- stating that in both jury and bench trials, the reviewing court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict in order to determine whether any rational fact-finder could have found the essential elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt
- observing that “the statutory definition of ‘intent’ [in Section 6.03(a) of the Penal Code] contains no provision for circumstances surrounding conduct, unlike the definitions [in Sections 6.03(b) and (c)] of knowledge and recklessness”
- holding that a sex offender’s failure to register offense is a "circumstances-of-conduct” crime and the gravamen of the offense is the duty to register
- concluding failure to register as sex offender is “circumstances of conduct” offense requiring proof of culpable mental states of knowledge or recklessness only on duty-to-register element of offense
- explaining “three different 5 categories of offenses based on the offense-defining statute’s gravamen, or focus: ‘result of conduct,’ ‘nature of conduct,’ or ‘circumstances of conduct’”

## Opinion text

Alcala, J.,
filed a concurring opinion,
in which Meyers, Johnson, and Richardson, JJ., joined.

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