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The first codification of Texas criminal law was the Texas Penal Code of 1856. Prior to 1856, criminal law in Texas was governed by the common law, with the exception of a few penal statutes. [3] In 1854, the fifth Legislature passed an act requiring the Governor to appoint a commission to codify the civil and criminal laws of Texas.
Under Texas Penal Code §§ 12.33, 46.04, the unlawful possession of a firearm is a third degree felony with a punishment range of two to ten years for a defendant with one prior felony conviction and fine up to $10,000.
70 – Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem.Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans build a circumvallation, cutting down all trees within fifteen kilometres (9.3 mi).
Fred P. Cone, former State Senator; W. Raleigh Petteway, Judge of the Criminal Court of Record for Hillsborough County; William C. Hodges, State Senator; Jerry W. Carter, member of the Florida Railroad Commission.