Texas statute
Tex. Penal Code § 12.44 — Reduction of state jail felony punishment to misdemeanor punishment
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 12: PUNISHMENTS, Texas Penal Code.
Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 12.44
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) A court may punish a defendant who is convicted of a state jail felony by imposing the confinement permissible as punishment for a Class A misdemeanor if, after considering the gravity and circumstances of the felony committed and the history, character, and rehabilitative needs of the defendant, the court finds that such punishment would best serve the ends of justice. (b) At the request of the prosecuting attorney, the court may authorize the prosecuting attorney to prosecute a state jail felony as a Class A misdemeanor.
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