Categories of crime
the least punishable offense in law
What is Class C Misdemeanor
Felony (definition)
what is a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.
The second most serious type of crime in Texas
what is a 1st degree felony?
Thw worst type of misdemeanor
what is a class a misdemeanor
Murder of a child under 10
what is a Capital felony?
The only felony that is punishable by the death penalty
What is Capital felony?
Misdemeanor
what is a minor wrong-doing?
The third most serious crime in Texas
what is a second degree felony?
Involves up to 180 days in county jail and a fine up to $2,000, as well as two years of community supervison.
what is a class b misdemeanor
Stalking
What is a third degree felony?
Punished by 2-20 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.
what is a 2nd degree felony?
state jail felony
What is a crime not serious enough to be a felony, but too serious to be a misdemeanor
More serious charge than state jail felonies and misdemeanors.
What is a 3rd degree felony?
What is a class c misdemeanor
Cruelty to animals
What is a state jail felony?
Aggrevated sexual assualt against a child (is an example of)
What is a first degree felony?
The most serious misdemeanor
What is a class a misdemeanor?
State crime which punishment is jail time of at least 180 days and no more than 2 years, and a fine which cannot surpass $2,000.
What is a state jail felony?
public intoxication
what is a Class c misdemeanor?
Traficking persons below age 14
What is a first degree felony?
Speeding ticket
What is a class c misdemeanor?
The second more (in the degree system) serious felony
What is a second degree felony?
1,500-20,000 theft
How much do i have to steal in order to be charged with a felony.
DWI (first offense)
What is a class b misdemeanor?
Rioting
What is a class b misdemeanor?