Denton Criminal Lawyer

Three Strike Cases

Being involved in a Texas Criminal case can be a hard process to deal with. There are many things that you need to know about. Finding a Texas criminal lawyer can be half the battle and should be the first thing that you try to look for. The next thing you should understand is the three strike case rule in Texas.

Although this may seem so complicated, it is actually quite simple. In baseball, there are three strikes and you’re out rule; the same thing applies with your serious criminal cases. This law is for consistent offenders who have been convicted on two previous occasions for any type of felony case. If the person has committed two prior offenses, the court is required to give an extended sentence that the person is required to serve most if not all of the term handed down by the court for the third offense.

The offenses in a three strikes criminal case in Texas must be serious offenses which does not include misdemeanors of any kind. The offenses for this type of criminal case must be felonies, which can be in any class. Texas follows this rule to the fullest extent of the law.

The reason the law was originally enacted was because they felt that if the person didn’t learn their lesson the previous two times, they need to give a harsher sentence to help them to realize what they did was wrong. The law also states that the cases must be cases at separate times and cannot be paired together in any way.

For more information, contact the Denton Criminal Attorneys of Alexander and Associates at 972-420-6560.