WOMACK, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
This case presents the issue, whether the doctrine of a "right not recognized" permits a defendant to complain for the first time on appeal that the charging instrument failed to allege the required culpable mental state. We hold that it does not.
We first must discuss the procedural history of this case. The appellant...
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