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<CENTER>NO. 03-9<A NAME="1">9</A>-00<A NAME="2">299</A>-CR</CENTER>


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<CENTER><A NAME="3">Jeffrey Lon Sumner</A>, Appellant</CENTER>


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<P><STRONG><CENTER>The State of Texas, Appellee</CENTER>
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<SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF <A NAME="4">HAYS</A> COUNTY, <A NAME="5">22ND</A> JUDICIAL DISTRICT</CENTER>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>NO. <A NAME="6">CR-95-0144</A>, HONORABLE <A NAME="7">JACK ROBISON</A>, JUDGE PRESIDING</STRONG></SPAN><STRONG></CENTER>
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The district court adjudged appellant Jeffrey Lon Sumner guilty of two counts of
intoxication assault and assessed punishment at imprisonment for ten years on each count.  <EM>See</EM>
Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.07 (West Supp. 2000).<A HREF="#N_1_"><SUP> (1)</SUP></A>  The court suspended imposition of sentence
and placed appellant on community supervision.

<P>Appellant's sole point of error complains of the overruling of his motion to quash
the indictment.  Appellant contends that the indictment is defective because it does not allege a
culpable mental state in either count.  <EM>See</EM> Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 6.02(b) (West 1994).  The
statute expressly dispensing with any mental element for chapter 49 offenses was not in effect
when these offenses were committed.  <EM>See</EM> Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.11 (West Supp. 2000).</P>

<P>"[P]roof of a culpable mental state is unnecessary where intoxication is an essential
element of the offense."  <EM>Hardie v. State</EM>, 588 S.W.2d 936, 938 (Tex. Crim. App. 1979) (citing
<EM>Ex parte Ross</EM>, 522 S.W.2d 214, 219 (Tex. Crim. App. 1975)).  Citing <EM>Ross</EM> and <EM>Hardie</EM>, this
Court has held that no culpable mental state was required for chapter 49 offenses committed prior
to the effective date of section 49.11.  <EM>See Hyde v. State</EM>, 970 S.W.2d 81, 86 (Tex. App.--Austin
1998, pet. ref'd) (intoxication manslaughter); <EM>Sanders v. State</EM>, 936 S.W.2d 436, 438 (Tex.
App.--Austin 1996, pet. ref'd) (driving while intoxicated).  For the reasons stated in the cited
opinions, we conclude that the motion to quash was properly overruled.  <EM>See also Stidman v.
State</EM>, 981 S.W.2d 227, 229-30 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 1998, no pet.).</P>

<P>The point of error is overruled and the judgment of conviction is affirmed.</P>

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<P>				Jan P. Patterson, Justice</P>

<P>Before Justices Jones, Yeakel and Patterson</P>

<P>Affirmed</P>

<P>Filed:   April 27, 2000</P>

<P>Do Not Publish</P>

<P><A NAME="N_1_">1. </A>       The January 1, 2000, amendments to this statute are not relevant to this appeal.
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