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Tex. Penal Code § 12.42 (2026)

Penalties For Repeat And Habitual Felony Offenders On Trial For First, Second, Or Third Degree Felony

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Sec. 12.42. PENALTIES FOR REPEAT AND HABITUAL FELONY OFFENDERS ON TRIAL FOR FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD DEGREE FELONY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c)(2), if it is shown on the trial of a felony of the third degree that the defendant has previously been finally convicted of a felony other than a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a), on conviction the defendant shall be punished for a felony of the second degree.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c)(2) or (c)(4), if it is shown on the trial of a felony of the second degree that the defendant has previously been finally convicted of a felony other than a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a), on conviction the defendant shall be punished for a felony of the first degree.

(c)(1) If it is shown on the trial of a felony of the first degree that the defendant has previously been finally convicted of a felony other than a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a), on conviction the defendant shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of 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 by a fine not to exceed $10,000.

(2) Notwithstanding Subdivision (1), a defendant shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life if:

(A) the defendant is convicted of an offense:

(i) under Section 20A.02(a)(7) or (8), 21.11(a)(1), 22.021, or 22.011, Penal Code;

(ii) under Section 20.04(a)(4), Penal Code, if the defendant committed the offense with the intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually; or

(iii) under Section 30.02, Penal Code, punishable under Subsection (d) of that section, if the defendant committed the offense with the intent to commit a felony described by Subparagraph (i) or (ii) or a felony under Section 21.11, Penal Code; and

(B) the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense:

(i) under Section 43.25 or 43.26, Penal Code, or an offense under Section 43.23, Penal Code, punishable under Subsection (h) of that section;

(ii) under Section 20A.02(a)(7) or (8), 21.02, 21.03, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code;

(iii) under Section 20.04(a)(4), Penal Code, if the defendant committed the offense with the intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually;

(iv) under Section 30.02, Penal Code, punishable under Subsection (d) of that section, if the defendant committed the offense with the intent to commit a felony described by Subparagraph (ii) or (iii); or

(v) under the laws of another state containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense listed in Subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv).

(3) Notwithstanding Subdivision (1) or (2), a defendant shall be punished for a capital felony if it is shown on the trial of an offense under Section 22.021 otherwise punishable under Subsection (f) of that section that the defendant has previously been finally convicted of:

(A) an offense under Section 22.021 that was committed against a victim described by Section 22.021(f)(1) or was committed against a victim described by Section 22.021(f)(2) and in a manner described by Section 22.021(a)(2)(A); or

(B) an offense that was committed under the laws of another state that:

(i) contains elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense under Section 22.021; and

(ii) was committed against a victim described by Section 22.021(f)(1) or was committed against a victim described by Section 22.021(f)(2) and in a manner substantially similar to a manner described by Section 22.021(a)(2)(A).

(4) Notwithstanding Subdivision (1) or (2), and except as provided by Subdivision (3) for the trial of an offense under Section 22.021 as described by that subdivision, a defendant shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life without parole if it is shown on the trial of an offense under Section 20A.03 or of a sexually violent offense, committed by the defendant on or after the defendant's 18th birthday, that the defendant has previously been finally convicted of:

(A) an offense under Section 20A.03 or of a sexually violent offense; or

(B) an offense that was committed under the laws of another state and that contains elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense under Section 20A.03 or of a sexually violent offense.

(5) A previous conviction for a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a) may not be used for enhancement purposes under Subdivision (2).

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c)(2), (c)(4), or (e), if it is shown on the trial of a felony offense other than a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a) that the defendant has previously been finally convicted of two felony offenses, and the second previous felony conviction is for an offense that occurred subsequent to the first previous conviction having become final, on conviction the defendant shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life, or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 25 years. A previous conviction for a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a) may not be used for enhancement purposes under this subsection.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (c) or (d), if it is shown on the trial of a felony offense other than a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a) that the defendant was civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, at the time of the offense, on conviction the defendant shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life, or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 25 years.

(f) For the purposes of Subsections (a), (b), and (c)(1), an adjudication by a juvenile court under Section 54.03, Family Code, that a child engaged in delinquent conduct on or after January 1, 1996, constituting a felony offense for which the child is committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department under Section 54.04(d)(2), (d)(3), or (m), Family Code, or Section 54.05(f), Family Code, or to a post-adjudication secure correctional facility under Section 54.04011, Family Code, is a final felony conviction.

(g) For the purposes of Subsection (c)(2):

(1) a defendant has been previously convicted of an offense listed under Subsection (c)(2)(B) if the defendant was adjudged guilty of the offense or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere in return for a grant of deferred adjudication, regardless of whether the sentence for the offense was ever imposed or whether the sentence was probated and the defendant was subsequently discharged from community supervision; and

(2) a conviction under the laws of another state for an offense containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense listed under Subsection (c)(2)(B) is a conviction of an offense listed under Subsection (c)(2)(B).

(h) In this section, "sexually violent offense" means an offense:

(1) described by Article 62.001(6), Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(2) for which an affirmative finding has been entered under Article 42.015(b) or 42A.105(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, for an offense other than an offense under Section 21.02 or 22.021.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1750, ch. 339, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 582, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 250, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 78, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 665, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 667, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 15.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 53, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1005, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 340 (S.B. 75), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 340 (S.B. 75), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 340 (S.B. 75), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 340 (S.B. 75), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 1.14, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 1.15, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.150, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 24), Sec. 6.02, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 122 (H.B. 3000), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 3384), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 3384), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 3384), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 3384), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 3384), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1119 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1119 (H.B. 3), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 16.003, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1302), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1302), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1302), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1323 (S.B. 511), Sec. 11, eff. December 1, 2013.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.82, eff. January 1, 2017.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 557 (H.B. 1422), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2025.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1145 (S.B. 1610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2,870 cases (426 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case: Jordan v. State, 256 S.W.3d 286 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).
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Jordan v. State, 256 S.W.3d 286 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). · cites it 12× “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.42 (d) (Vernon 2003).”
Parrott, Ex Parte Jimmie Mark Jr., 396 S.W.3d 531 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). · cites it 11× “” Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(a), amended by Act of May 25, 2011, 82nd Leg.”
Harris v. State, 153 S.W.3d 394 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). · cites it 16× “[24] Tex. Pen.Code §§ 12.42(a)(3); 12.33; 12.34.”
Oliva v. State, 548 S.W.3d 518 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). · cites it 6× “See Tex. Penal Code § 12.42. See infra at nn.”
Ex parte Pue, 552 S.W.3d 226 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). · cites it 7× “More importantly, we hold that, whether a prior conviction-in-state or out-of-state-is "final" under Texas Penal Code § 12.42 is to be determined in accordance with Texas law.”
Nolan v. State, 102 S.W.3d 231 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003). · cites it 10× “See Tex. Pen.Code § 12.42(c)(2). In relevant part, the repeat-offender statute provides: (2) A defendant shall be punished by imprisonment in the institutional division for life if: (A) the defendant is convicted of an offense: (i) under Section 22.”
Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 407 (2008). · cites it 5× “2007) (enacted 2006); and Texas, see Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.42 (c)(3) (West Supp.”
Ex Parte Rich, 194 S.W.3d 508 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). · cites it 6× “The range of punishment for a second-degree felony is 2 to 20 years pursuant to Texas Penal Code § 12.42(a)(3). Issue Presented Both Applicant and the State agree that Applicant has not forfeited his claim of illegal sentence based on an improper enhancement, but they base their…”
Moore v. State, 54 S.W.3d 529 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2001). · cites it 5× “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.42 (c)(2) (Vernon Supp.”
Rummel v. Estelle, 445 U.S. 263 (1980). · cites it 4× “63 (Vernon 1925), as amended and recodified, Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.42 (d) (1974). Petitioner was convicted of the third felony and, after the State proved the existence of the two earlier felony convictions, was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment.”
State v. Webb, 12 S.W.3d 808 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). · cites it 10× “[1] Texas Penal Code § 12.42 provides in relevant part: (a)(1) If it is shown on the trial of a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.”
Samaripas v. State, 454 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). · cites it 9× “Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(a) (1994). . Id. .”
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Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(C): 1 case
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Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(C)(2): 1 case
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Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(a): 217 cases
Oliva v. State, 548 S.W.3d 518 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). “See Tex. Penal Code § 12.42. See infra at nn.”
Parrott, Ex Parte Jimmie Mark Jr., 396 S.W.3d 531 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). “” Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(a), amended by Act of May 25, 2011, 82nd Leg.”
Samaripas v. State, 454 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). “Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(a) (1994). . Id. .”
Ex parte Pue, 552 S.W.3d 226 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). “More importantly, we hold that, whether a prior conviction-in-state or out-of-state-is "final" under Texas Penal Code § 12.42 is to be determined in accordance with Texas law.”
Tapps v. State, 294 S.W.3d 175 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(a)(1): 15 cases
Tyrone Tucker v. State, 136 S.W.3d 699 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2004).
Marshall v. State, 312 S.W.3d 741 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2010).
Knight v. State, 91 S.W.3d 418 (Tex. App.—Waco 2002).
Davis, Darrell W., No. WR-82,581-02 (Tex. Crim. App. Feb. 1, 2023).
Dejesus Fobbs v. State, No. 01-15-00043-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 27, 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(a)(2): 45 cases
Campbell v. State, 49 S.W.3d 874 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001).
State v. Webb, 12 S.W.3d 808 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). “[1] Texas Penal Code § 12.42 provides in relevant part: (a)(1) If it is shown on the trial of a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.”
Shipp v. State, 331 S.W.3d 433 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011).
Ray v. State, 106 S.W.3d 299 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2003).
Ford v. State, 334 S.W.3d 230 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(a)(3): 55 cases
Parrott, Ex Parte Jimmie Mark Jr., 396 S.W.3d 531 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). “” Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(a), amended by Act of May 25, 2011, 82nd Leg.”
Ex Parte Rich, 194 S.W.3d 508 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). “The range of punishment for a second-degree felony is 2 to 20 years pursuant to Texas Penal Code § 12.42(a)(3). Issue Presented Both Applicant and the State agree that Applicant has not forfeited his claim of illegal sentence based on an improper enhancement, but they base their…”
Pena v. State, 191 S.W.3d 133 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).
Ford v. State, 334 S.W.3d 230 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011).
Aldrich v. State, 104 S.W.3d 890 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(a)(8): 2 cases
Parrott, Ex Parte Jimmie Mark Jr., 396 S.W.3d 531 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). “” Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(a), amended by Act of May 25, 2011, 82nd Leg.”
Lucas v. Dretke, 125 F. App'x 542 (5th Cir. 2005).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(b): 195 cases
Williams v. State, 253 S.W.3d 673 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).
Castaneda v. State, 135 S.W.3d 719 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2003).
Wallace v. State, 106 S.W.3d 103 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003).
Oliva v. State, 548 S.W.3d 518 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). “See Tex. Penal Code § 12.42. See infra at nn.”
Mathonican v. State, 194 S.W.3d 59 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2006).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(b)(1): 1 case
Wakeem Tyrone Mathis Jr. v. State, No. 13-20-00079-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Dec. 30, 2020).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(c): 59 cases
Monreal v. State, 947 S.W.2d 559 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997).
Frank Smith v. James A. Collins, 977 F.2d 951 (5th Cir. 1993).
Frank R. Millard v. James A. Lynaugh, 810 F.2d 1403 (5th Cir. 1987).
Jenkins v. State, 870 S.W.2d 626 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1994).
Thomas v. State, 841 S.W.2d 399 (Tex. Crim. App. 1992).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(c)(1): 101 cases
Menefee v. State, 287 S.W.3d 9 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009).
Taylor v. State, 109 S.W.3d 443 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003).
Johnson v. State, 982 S.W.2d 403 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998).
Griffith v. State, 116 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003).
Ramirez v. State, 89 S.W.3d 222 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2002).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(c)(2): 76 cases
Nolan v. State, 102 S.W.3d 231 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003). “See Tex. Pen.Code § 12.42(c)(2). In relevant part, the repeat-offender statute provides: (2) A defendant shall be punished by imprisonment in the institutional division for life if: (A) the defendant is convicted of an offense: (i) under Section 22.”
Fisk v. State, 538 S.W.3d 763 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2017).
Nicholas v. State, 56 S.W.3d 760 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2001).
Sears v. State, 91 S.W.3d 451 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2002).
Moore v. State, 54 S.W.3d 529 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2001). “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.42 (c)(2) (Vernon Supp.”
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(c)(2)(A): 4 cases
Fisk v. State, 574 S.W.3d 917 (Tex. Crim. App. 2019).
Ex Parte John R. Powell, 570 S.W.3d 417 (Tex. App.—Waco 2019).
Devante Shelby Castle v. State, 402 S.W.3d 895 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2013).
Lavinge v. State, 64 S.W.3d 673 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2001).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(c)(2)(A)(i): 13 cases
Sears v. State, 91 S.W.3d 451 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2002).
Joshua Jacobs v. State, 506 S.W.3d 127 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2016).
Joshua Jacobs v. State, 565 S.W.3d 87 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2018).
Scott v. State, 19 S.W.3d 864 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2000).
Lavinge v. State, 64 S.W.3d 673 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2001).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(c)(2)(B): 15 cases
Ponce v. State, 89 S.W.3d 110 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2002).
Prudholm v. State, 274 S.W.3d 236 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2009).
Hardy v. State, 187 S.W.3d 232 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2006).
Anderson v. State, 394 S.W.3d 531 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013).
Brian Taylor v. State, 509 S.W.3d 468 (Tex. App.—Austin 2015).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(c)(2)(B)(i): 3 cases
Griffith v. State, 116 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003).
Rickey Willis v. State, 589 S.W.3d 221 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2019).
Griffith, London, No. PD-1602-02 (Tex. Crim. App. Oct. 1, 2003).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(c)(2)(B)(ii): 9 cases
Demps v. State, 278 S.W.3d 62 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2009).
Fisk v. State, 538 S.W.3d 763 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2017).
Devante Shelby Castle v. State, 402 S.W.3d 895 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2013).
Lutz v. State, 184 S.W.3d 366 (Tex. App.—Austin 2006).
Richard Dino Gonzales, Jr. v. State of Texas, No. 04-21-00573-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Dec. 28, 2022).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(c)(2)(B)(iii): 2 cases
Prudholm v. State, 333 S.W.3d 590 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011).
Prudholm, Gabriel Lemell, No. PD-1611-08 (Tex. Crim. App. Mar. 16, 2011).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(c)(2)(B)(v): 20 cases
Prudholm v. State, 333 S.W.3d 590 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011).
Griffith v. State, 116 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003).
Walter Fisk v. State, 510 S.W.3d 165 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2016).
Hardy v. State, 187 S.W.3d 232 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2006).
Anderson v. State, 394 S.W.3d 531 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(c)(2)(ii): 1 case
Brian Ernst v. State, No. 13-06-00064-CR, 2011 WL 5182599 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Oct. 27, 2011).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(c)(4): 2 cases
John Joe Avalos v. State, 616 S.W.3d 207 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2020).
Ralph Jimenez v. State of Texas, No. 04-22-00482-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Nov. 29, 2023).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(c)(4)(A): 2 cases
Ralph Jimenez v. State of Texas, No. 04-22-00482-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Nov. 29, 2023).
Valentine Santos Ramos v. State, No. 13-18-00070-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Nov. 26, 2019).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(d): 810 cases
Jordan v. State, 256 S.W.3d 286 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.42 (d) (Vernon 2003).”
Harris v. State, 153 S.W.3d 394 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). “[24] Tex. Pen.Code §§ 12.42(a)(3); 12.33; 12.34.”
Ex parte Pue, 552 S.W.3d 226 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). “More importantly, we hold that, whether a prior conviction-in-state or out-of-state-is "final" under Texas Penal Code § 12.42 is to be determined in accordance with Texas law.”
Harris v. State, 204 S.W.3d 19 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2006).
Gibson v. State, 995 S.W.2d 693 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(d)(1): 9 cases
Sadler v. State, 977 S.W.2d 140 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998).
Gomez v. State, 921 S.W.2d 329 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1996).
State v. Weaver, 945 S.W.2d 334 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1997).
Tate v. State, 921 S.W.2d 496 (Tex. App.—Waco 1996).
Phillips v. State, 964 S.W.2d 735 (Tex. App.—Waco 1998).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(e): 15 cases
Ex Parte Rich, 194 S.W.3d 508 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). “The range of punishment for a second-degree felony is 2 to 20 years pursuant to Texas Penal Code § 12.42(a)(3). Issue Presented Both Applicant and the State agree that Applicant has not forfeited his claim of illegal sentence based on an improper enhancement, but they base their…”
Samaripas v. State, 454 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). “Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(a) (1994). . Id. .”
Ray v. State, 106 S.W.3d 299 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2003).
Newman v. State, 49 S.W.3d 577 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2001).
Enos v. State, 889 S.W.2d 303 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(e)(2): 2 cases
Griffith v. State, 116 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003).
Price v. State, 35 S.W.3d 136 (Tex. App.—Waco 2000).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(e)(2)(A)(i): 1 case
Steadman v. State, 160 S.W.3d 582 (Tex. App.—Waco 2005).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(f): 9 cases
United States v. Orona, 724 F.3d 1297 (10th Cir. 2013).
Sims v. State, 84 S.W.3d 768 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2002).
In re Altschul, 207 S.W.3d 427 (Tex. App.—Waco 2006).
Willie Womack v. State, No. 12-14-00019-CR (Tex. App.—Tyler Sept. 17, 2014).
Brandon Lyn Jordan v. State, No. 07-18-00433-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo July 26, 2019).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(g): 8 cases
Taylor v. State, 131 S.W.3d 497 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004).
Cuellar v. State, 70 S.W.3d 815 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002).
Hurley v. State of Texas, 130 S.W.3d 501 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2004).
Beedy v. State, 194 S.W.3d 595 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006).
United States v. Ronald Ary, 892 F.3d 787 (5th Cir. 2018).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(g)(1): 9 cases
Nolan v. State, 102 S.W.3d 231 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003). “See Tex. Pen.Code § 12.42(c)(2). In relevant part, the repeat-offender statute provides: (2) A defendant shall be punished by imprisonment in the institutional division for life if: (A) the defendant is convicted of an offense: (i) under Section 22.”
Scott v. State, 55 S.W.3d 593 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001).
Kellum v. Texas Workforce Comm'n, 188 S.W.3d 411 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006).
Splawn v. State, 160 S.W.3d 103 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2005).
McLendon v. Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf., 985 S.W.2d 571 (Tex. App.—Waco 1998).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(g)(2): 1 case
Edokpayi v. Barr, No. 3:19-cv-01242 (N.D. Tex. July 26, 2021).
Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(j): 1 case
Davis v. State, 519 S.W.3d 251 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017).
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