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An off duty HPD Officer shot and wounded a man suspected of breaking into his pickup truck and stealing a handgun.

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something doesn't add up in this one.

flechero wrote:something doesn't add up in this one.

Like what?

A followup story names the suspect.

Police said Rogelio Rodriguez, 20, is charged with burglary of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor.

Last I checked Burglary of a motor vehicle was a state jail felony, max 2 years. It used to be a 3rd degree felony, 2-5 years.

Bart wrote:A followup story names the suspect.

Police said Rogelio Rodriguez, 20, is charged with burglary of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor.

OldCurlyWolf wrote:Last I checked Burglary of a motor vehicle was a state jail felony, max 2 years. It used to be a 3rd degree felony, 2-5 years.

Bart wrote:A followup story names the suspect.

Police said Rogelio Rodriguez, 20, is charged with burglary of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor.

Nope, our wonderful legislators reduced it a few years ago to a misdemeanor unless it is a rail car:

TPC § 30.04. BURGLARY OF VEHICLES. (a) A person commits an
offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, he breaks
into or enters a vehicle or any part of a vehicle with intent to
commit any felony or theft.
(b) For purposes of this section, "enter" means to intrude:
(1) any part of the body; or
(2) any physical object connected with the body.
(c) For purposes of this section, a container or trailer
carried on a rail car is a part of the rail car.
(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor
unless the vehicle or part of the vehicle broken into or entered is
a rail car, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.
(e) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that
the actor entered a rail car or any part of a rail car and was at
that time an employee or a representative of employees exercising a
right under the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.).

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1994; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 916, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Theft of a firearm is a state jail felony though...

Get a rope! We need to set some examples and the sooner, the better.

gigag04 wrote:Theft of a firearm is a state jail felony though...

Yeah, once the act of theft starts, then the rules change. It is just the act of burglary of a motor vehicle that changed to a misdemeanor. I think that was due to all of the kids that were 'car hopping' looking for loose change in cars.