Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

Im in houston tx . i been to prison for retaliation served a three year sentence . recently been arrested for delivery of controlled substance less than a gram which is a state jail felony 6 months to 2 years .can the state enhance that cause i been to prison to 2 to 20


Asked on 7/06/12, 9:33 pm

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M. Elizabeth Foley The Law Office of M. Elizabeth Foley

If the retaliation is your only prior felony conviction, then no, it cannot be used by itself to enhance a state jail felony.

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Answered on 7/06/12, 10:08 pm


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