PL 70 Volume 2

Question 1

70.02 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT: VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE (B, C, D, E)

B violent felony

Answer 1

at least 5 years and not more than 25 years

Question 2

70.02 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT: VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE (B, C, D, E)

B violent felony:

1. aggravated assault on police or
   peace officer (PL 120.11), or
2. aggravated manslaughter first degree (PL 125.22)

Answer 2

at least 10 years not more than 30 years

Question 3

70.02 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT: VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE (B, C, D, E)

C violent felony

Answer 3

at least 3 and ½ years, not more than 15 years

Question 4

70.02 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT: VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE (B, C, D, E)

C violent felony:

1. aggravated manslaughter 2 degree (PL 125.21),
   2 attempted aggravated assault on a police or peace officer (PL 120.11)

Answer 4

at least 7 years not more than 20 years

Question 5

70.02 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT: VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE (B, C, D, E)

C violent felony: aggravated criminally negligent homicide (PL 125.11)

Answer 5

at least 3 and ½ years not more than 20 years

Question 6

70.02 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT: VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE (B, C, D, E)

C violent felony: aggravated criminal possession of a weapon

Answer 6

at least 5 yrs. and not more than15 years.

Question 7

70.02 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT: VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE (B, C, D, E)

D violent felony

Answer 7

at least 2 years and not more than 7 years

Question 8

70.02 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT: VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE (B, C, D, E)

violent felony: menacing a police officer or peace officer (PL 120 18)

Answer 8

at least 2 years not more than 8 years

Question 9

70.02 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT: VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE (B, C, D, E)

D violent felony
criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree

Answer 9

at least 3 and 1/2 yrs. and not more than 7 yrs.

Question 10

70.02 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT: VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE (B, C, D, E)

E violent felony

Answer 10

at least 1 and ½ years and not more than 4 years

Question 11

70.02 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT: VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE (B, C, D, E)

Court may impose an alternative sentence of more than one year if it finds that alternative sentence is consistent with the public safety and that one or more of the following mitigating circumstances exist:

1. mitigating circumstances,
2. defendant was not sole participant and had minor role, and
3. deficiencies in proof of defendant’s commission of crime.

Answer 11

70.02 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT: VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE (B, C, D, E)

Court may impose an alternative sentence of more than one year if it finds that alternative sentence is consistent with the public safety and that one or more of the following mitigating circumstances exist:
1. mitigating circumstances,
2. defendant was not sole participant and had minor role, and
3. deficiencies in proof of defendant’s commission of crime.

Question 12

70.04 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT SECOND VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE
(Requirement: prior conviction of a violent felony within past 10 years)

B Second Violent
Felony

Answer 12

at least 12 years and
not more than 25 years

Question 13

70.04 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT SECOND VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE
(Requirement: prior conviction of a violent felony within past 10 years)

C Second Violent
Felony

Answer 13

at least 8 years and not more than 15 years

Question 14

70.04 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT SECOND VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE
(Requirement: prior conviction of a violent felony within past 10 years)

D Second Violent
Felony

Answer 14

at least 5 years and not more than 7 years

Question 15

70.04 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT SECOND VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE
(Requirement: prior conviction of a violent felony within past 10 years)

E Second Violent
Felony

Answer 15

least 3 years max 4

Question 16

70.04 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT SECOND VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE
(Requirement: prior conviction of a violent felony within past 10 years)

The minimum period of imprisonment under an indeterminate sentence for a second violent felony offender must be fixed by court at one-half of maximum term imposed and must be specified in sentence. (Effective 9/1/2023)

Answer 16

70.04 SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT SECOND VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE
(Requirement: prior conviction of a violent felony within past 10 years)

The minimum period of imprisonment under an indeterminate sentence for a second violent felony offender must be fixed by court at one-half of maximum term imposed and must be specified in sentence. (Effective 9/1/2023)