Texas · Texas Penal Code
Tex. Penal Code § 12.49: PENALTY IF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE USED TO COMMIT OFFENSE
What this law says, in plain English
This statute prescribes how courts must increase punishment when a controlled substance was used to commit certain offenses, raising the offense to the next highest penalty category or extending minimum confinement.
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