6.616 Definitions of "intentionally" and "knowingly". - Kentucky Statutes

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6.616 Definitions of "intentionally" and "knowingly". The following definitions apply in this code:
(1) "Intentionally" -- A person acts intentionally with respect to a result or to conduct described by a statute defining an offense when his conscious objective is to cause
that result or to engage in that conduct. (2) "Knowingly" -- A person acts knowingly with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense when he is aware that his
conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists. Effective: September 16, 1993
History: Created 1993 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 5, effective September 16, 1993.