Category:First Degree Felonies

From the Law Office of Alison Grinter in Dallas, Texas

First degree felonies carry a range of punishment of between 5 and 99 years in prison as well as an optional fine not to exceed $10,000.

Statute

§ 12.32. FIRST DEGREE FELONY PUNISHMENT. (a) An
individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the first degree shall be
punished by imprisonment in the institutional division for life or
for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 5 years.
(b) In addition to imprisonment, an individual adjudged
guilty of a felony of the first degree may be punished by a fine not
to exceed $10,000.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Renumbered from Penal Code § 12.31 by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p.
1124, ch. 426, art. 2, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts
1979, 66th Leg., p. 1058, ch. 488, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts
1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.