I can't help but wonder why Antowann was still roaming the streets if he'd been arrested several times prior? Does Texas not have a 'three strikes' law?[/quote]WildBill wrote:The lawyer is not a criminal defense lawyer. The suspect has been arrested several times prior to this incident. http://www.dallascounty.org/criminalBac ... e=ANTOWANN" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Yep, enacted in 1974. Here it is:
EDIT TO ADD: I am not good at reading the dispositions, but looking at the cases in WildBill's link it appears he may have plead down one or two of his previous charges from felonies to misdemeanors and been given public service hours of work to do. That means he would not be a 3-striker since the final convictions were not felony convictions.[quote=§ 12.42. PENALTIES FOR REPEAT AND HABITUAL FELONY OFFENDERS.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c)(2), if it is shown on the trial of a felony offense other than a state jail felony punishable under Section 12.35(a) that the defendant has previously been finally convicted of two felony offenses, and the second previous felony conviction is for an offense that occurred subsequent to the first previous conviction having become final, on conviction he shall be punished by imprisonment in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life, or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 25 years.