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Title: Griffith V. State
Author : In the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Release Date : January 01, 2003
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 53 KB

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Texas Penal Code Section 12.42(c)(2) provides an enhanced punishment range for repeat sex offenders. In the appellant's trial for sexual assault of a child, the State sought to enhance his punishment with two prior convictions from 1980 under former Penal Code Sections 21.02 (rape) *fn1 and 21.03 (aggravated rape), *fn2 even though those offenses are not specifically enumerated in the statute. See Tex. Pen. Code §12.42(c)(2)(B)(i)-(iv). In this case, we are called upon decide whether Penal Code Section 12.42(c)(2)(B) includes the statutory predecessors to the offenses enumerated therein. We conclude that they do.