What type of crime is threatening or harming a juror?

• A. Misdemeanor
• B. Second degree felony
• C. First degree felony
• D. Capital felony

Answer: (B)

Threatening or harming a juror is a form of jury tampering, aimed at intimidating someone serving on a jury. The Texas Penal Code treats this as a felony to protect the jury system’s integrity, and the statute sets it at the second-degree level. That means the crime carries a sentence of two to twenty years in prison and a possible fine up to $10,000. It’s more serious than a misdemeanor because it targets an official proceeding and could influence the outcome, but it isn’t at the higher end of felonies that carry life or capital penalties. So the appropriate classification for threatening or harming a juror is a second-degree felony.