Albert Junior Febus v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Albert Junior Febus's conviction for failing to register as a sex offender, holding that the State need not prove a culpable mental state for the failure‑to‑register element and that a rational jury could find the essential elements beyond a reasonable doubt. The court also affirmed the application of Robinson and its stare‑decisis holding that the mental‑state requirement applies only to the duty‑to‑register element.