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A person who is a flight risk will likely be given a personal recognizance bond.

The punishment range for a  Class A misdemeanor is up to one year in the county jail, and a fine of up to $1,000.00.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals must automatically review cases in which the dealth penalty was imposed.

Felony probation is capped at 10 years (you can’t get more than 10 years probation).

In some states, a person who is sentenced to the death penalty can choose their method of execution.

Under Texas law, a person with a blood-alcohol concentration of .08 or more is considered to be intoxicated regardless of how well s/he controls his/her mental and physical faculties.

The formal charging instrument in felony cases is called an information.

Depending on how it was used, a coat hanger could be considered a deadly weapon.

Mark and Justin, college roommates, decide to blow off some steam after midterms, and go to the local bar where most of the students at SFA congregate.  After drinking a couple beers each, Justin begins telling Mark that he thinks Mark’s girlfriend is cheating on him. Mark, becoming upset, tells Justin that his girlfriend is not a skank, and that Justin needs to shut the hell up. Justin insists that he is just trying to be a good friend, and that Mark is being naive and needs to open his eyes. The conversation goes down hill from there, to the point where both young men are screaming at each other. Becoming more and more upset, and desperate to have Justin shut up, Mark grabs a full bottle of vodka from behind the bar, and smashes it over Justin’s head.  Justin is violently knocked off of his bar still and falls to the floor, unconscious.  Justin suffered a concussion, had 4 teeth knocked out, had a cut on his face that required 15 stiches, and lost hearing in his left ear temporarily.  Mark will most likely be charged with

The punishment range for a second degree felony in Texas is 2-30 years in prison, and up to a $10,000 fine.