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             I   ""'~ ~~~41,                                                 TEXAS CRIMINAL. LAWS
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                                                                                                                      PENAL CODE
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   (b) In addition to confinement, an individual adjudged guilty of a state jail
                                                                                                              ~       has been once before convicted of a felony, on conviction he shall be
felony may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.                                                   >

   {c) An individual adjudged guilty of a state jail felony shall be punished                           ·.l
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                                                                                                              '       punished for a second-degree felony.
for a third degree felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that:
      (1) a deadly weapon as defined by Section 1.07 wqs used or exhibited
                                                                                                                         (b) If it is shown on the trial of a second-degree felony that the defendant
during the commission of the offense or during immediate fiight following
                                                                                                                      has been once before convicted of a felony, on conviction he shall be pun-
the commission of the offense, and that the individual used or exhibited the                                          ished for a first-degree felony.
deadly weapon or was a party to t11e offense and knew that a deadly
weapon would be used or exhibited; or                                                                                    (c) If it is shown on the trial of a first-degree felony that the defendant has
                                                                                                                      been once before convicted of a felony, on conviction he shall be punished
     (2) the individual has previously been finally convicted of any felony::
                                                                                                                     by imprisonment in ~he institutional division of the Texas Department of
        (A) listed in Section 3g(a)(1 ), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Proce~
dure: or                                                                                                             Criminal Justice for life, or for any term of not more than 99 years or less
                                                                                                                     than 15 years. In addition to imprisonment, an individual may be punished
        (B) for which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under                                             by a fine not t., exceed $10,000.
Section 3g(a)(2), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure.
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{Sections 12.36 to 12.40 reserved tor expansion!
                                                                                                                                               {one provision that will be replaced by another!
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Subch. D. EXCEPTIONAL SENTENCES                                                                        14               {d)(1)* 'felt. untito1.ot-96.J If it is shown on the trial of a felony offense that the
                                                                                                                     defendant has previously been finally convicted of two felony offenses, and
PC §12.41. CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES OUTSIDE THIS CODE.                                                             the second pmvious felony conviction is for an offen.se that occurred sub-
For purposes of this subchapter, any conviction not obtained from a prose-                                           sequent to !he first previous conviction having become final, on conviction
cution under this code shall be classified as follows:
                                                                                                                     he shall be punished .by imprisonment in the institutional division of the
     (1) "felony of the third degree" if imprisonment in a penitentiary is af-                                      Texas Departmetit of Criminal Justice for life, or for any term of not more
fixed to the offense as a possible punishment; · ·                                                                  than 99 years or less than 25 years.
     (2) "Class B misdemeanor" if the offense is not a 'felony and confine-                         ....·~
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                                                                                                                       {d)(1 )* '!elf. on 01-ut-96J If it is shown on the trial of a felony offense other
ment in a jail is affixed to the offense as a possible punishment;
                                                                                                                    than .a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a) that the defen-
     (3) "Class C misdemeanor" if the offense is punishable by fine only.
                                                                                                                    dant has previously been finally convicted of two felony offenses, and the
                                                                                                                    second previous felony conviction is for an offense that occurred subse-
PC §12.42. PENAL TIES                   FOR REPEAT AND                        HABITUAL FELONY
OFFENDERS.                                                                                                          quent to the firut prev:ous conviction h9ving become final, on conviction he
                                                                                                                    shall be punished by imprisonment in the institutional division of the Texas
                                                                                                                    Department of Criminal Justice for life, or for any term of not more than 99
                                {one provision that will be replaced by another!
                                                                                                                    years or less than 25 years.

   (a)* '/elf. until 01.01-96./ If it is shown on the tria( of a state jail felony punish-
able ·Under Section 12.35(c) or on the trial of a third-degree felony that the                                          {2) A defendant shall be punished by imprisonment in the institutional
defendant has been once before c~nvicted of a felony, on conviction he                                             division for life if:
shall be punished for a second-degree felony.                                                                               (A) the defendant is convicted of an offense:
   (a)* '/elf. on 01.01-96.J (:1) If it is shown on the trial of a state jail felony                                          (i) under Section 22.021, Penal Code;
punishable under Section 12.35(a) that the defendant has previously been·                                                     (ii) under Section 20.04(a){4), Penal Code, if the defendant
finally convicted of two state jail felonies, on conviction the defendant shall                                    committed the offense with the intent to violate or abuse the victim sexu-
be punished for a·third-degree felony.                                      '                                      ally; or
      {2) If it is shown on the triql of a state jail felony punishable under                                                  (iii) under Section 30.02, Penal Code, punishable under Subsec-
Section 12.35{a) that the defendant has previously been finally convicted of                                        tion {d) of that section, if the defendant committed the offense with the.
two felonies, and the second previous felony conviction is for an <)ffense                                          intent to commit