of attempted murder: 1) a person, 2) with the specific intent to cause the death of another, 3) does an act amounting to more than mere preparation, 4) but fails to effect the death of the other individual. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 15.01(a); 19.02(b); Jeffley, 938 S.W.2d at 517; Palomo, 925 S.W.2d at 332. The charge given to the jury did not expressly include the words “attempt to cause the death” of Williams. However, the word “attempt” was not required because the entire paragraph is a description of the elements of “attempt.” The language “with the intent to commit the murder of Alberta Williams” was sufficient to satisfy the requirement that the charge include the culpable mental state of the attempted felony. See, e.g., Ex parte Bartmess, 739 S.W.2d 51, 53 (Tex.Crim. App.1987) (<HOLDING>). Additionally, we find no error in the
holding that intent is a separate element and evidence relating to intent is irrelevant to determining whether an object is a criminal instrument holding under section 1902a1 specific intent required as an element of section 1501 is the intent to cause the death of an individual holding that specific intent is an element of attempted illegal reentry holding defendant must act with specific intent to cause death of another in order to be convicted of attempted murder holding intent as an essential element to an invasion of privacy by intrusion and not listing intent as a required element of invasion of privacy by publication