Which statement accurately compares the following offense levels: a State Jail Felony is lower than a 3rd Degree Felony?

• A. False
• B. True
• C. Not necessarily true
• D. Sometimes true

Answer: (B)

State jail felonies are one level below third-degree felonies in Texas. The felony hierarchy goes: capital felony, first-degree, second-degree, third-degree, then state jail, with lower offenses appearing below higher ones. Because a state jail felony carries a shorter maximum term (roughly 180 days to 2 years in a state jail) compared to a third-degree felony (2 to 10 years), the statement is true. The other choices imply the relationship could be different, but the statutory ranking is fixed, so they don’t fit.