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Tex. Penal Code § 12.33 (2026)

Second Degree Felony Punishment

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Sec. 12.33. SECOND DEGREE FELONY PUNISHMENT. (a) An individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the second degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for any term of not more than 20 years or less than 2 years.

(b) In addition to imprisonment, an individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the second degree may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 12.32 by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1124, ch. 426, art. 2, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.147, eff. September 1, 2009.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1,200 cases (193 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: United States v. Key, 599 F.3d 469 (5th Cir. 2010).

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United States v. Key, 599 F.3d 469 (5th Cir. 2010). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 12.33 (a), 49.08(b); 18 U.”

Ewing v. California, 538 U.S. 11 (2003). · cites it 2× “Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 12.33 (a), 12.35(c)(2)(A) (1994); §§ 12.”

Puente v. State, 320 S.W.3d 352 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). · cites it 6× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 12.33 (a), 22.011(f).”

Means v. State, 347 S.W.3d 873 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 4× “[1] See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 12.33 (a), .35(a) (West 2011).”

Kim v. State, 283 S.W.3d 473 (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “I would, therefore, omit the forfeiture language and hold, as did the majority implicitly in the final paragraph of its analysis of Appellant's disproportionality complaint, that the record is inadequate to show why Appellant's sentence, well within the range of punishment…”

Pena v. State, 191 S.W.3d 133 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “34(a) and TEX PENAL CODE § 12.33(a), respectively. [6] Brooks v.”

Dylan Andrew Quick v. State, 557 S.W.3d 775 (Tex. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 12.33 , 22.02(a); Jackson, 680 S.”

Cox, Gilmore Franklin, 482 S.W.3d 112 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016). “; Tex Penal Code §§ 12.33, 12.42(d). ."The original plea offer was extended on August 6, 2010.”

Cook v. State, 884 S.W.2d 485 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 12.33. The Court of Appeals affirmed.”

Parrott, Ex Parte Jimmie Mark Jr., 396 S.W.3d 531 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Penal Code §§ 12.33(a), 12.34(a), 31.”

Bill Boyd Kuhn v. State, 393 S.W.3d 519 (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 12.33 , 21.11(d) (West 2011).”

Cook v. State, 902 S.W.2d 471 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 12.33. The Court of Appeals affirmed.”

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— Tex. Penal Code § 12.33(A) — 1 case

Johnathan Renard Castaneda v. State (Tex. App. 2015).

— Tex. Penal Code § 12.33(a) — 206 cases

United States v. Key, 599 F.3d 469 (5th Cir. 2010). “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 12.33 (a), 49.08(b); 18 U.”

Pena v. State, 191 S.W.3d 133 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). “34(a) and TEX PENAL CODE § 12.33(a), respectively. [6] Brooks v.”

Parrott, Ex Parte Jimmie Mark Jr., 396 S.W.3d 531 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). “See Tex. Penal Code §§ 12.33(a), 12.34(a), 31.”

Puente v. State, 320 S.W.3d 352 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 12.33 (a), 22.011(f).”

DeLeon v. State, 322 S.W.3d 375 (Tex. App. 2010).

— Tex. Penal Code § 12.33(b) — 13 cases

Davison, Anthony Ray, 405 S.W.3d 682 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013).

Dylan Andrew Quick v. State, 557 S.W.3d 775 (Tex. App. 2018). “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 12.33 , 22.02(a); Jackson, 680 S.”

Gerald Perry Bailey v. State (Tex. App. 2012).

Dylan Andrew Quick v. State (Tex. App. 2018).

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