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PUNISHMENT FOR SERIOUS VIOLENT OFFENDERS
Definition of Serious Violent Felony
(1) Murder or felony murder,
(2) Armed robbery,
(3) Kidnapping,
(4) Rape,
(5) Aggravated child molestation,
(6) Aggravated sodomy, or
(7) Aggravated sexual battery.
Sentencing for Any of The Above Except Murder
If you are convicted of 2-7, you will do a minimum of 10 years in
prison with no early release.
First Offender probation is
not available for a serious violent felony.
If this
is your first serious violent felony and you received a sentence of
life in prison, you must do at least 14 years before you can be
considered for parole. Furthermore, any sentence for a definite term
of years must be served in its entirety. This is interesting.
Consider the following example. One person commits an armed robbery
for which he gets life in prison. It is actually possible that he
can parole out after 14 years. Another person commits an armed
robbery and is given a sentence of 20 years. He must do the full 20
years.
If you
receive a death sentence that is subsequently converted to life in
prison, you must do at least 25 years before you can be considered
for parole.
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