Classes of offenses and Sentencing

Question 1

2 types of sentencing?

Answer 1

determinate and indeterminate

Question 2

Determinate sentencing?

Answer 2

judges are required to sentence within a certain amount of years established by legislature

Question 3

Indeterminate sentencing?

Answer 3

judge could sentence someone to a broad range of years 10-40

Question 4

What happens if mitigating factors are found?

Answer 4

judge can sentence to 1/2 the minimum to the max

Question 5

What happens if aggravating factors are found?

Answer 5

judge may sentence the person to 2x the max

Question 6

Crime of violence?

Answer 6

when the defendant is required to be sent to prison without parole but can be placed on probation after 119 days

Question 7

What is COV

Answer 7

person used, possessed, or threatened to use deadly weapon or cause serious bodily injury/death during a crime

Question 8

How is an at-risk adult of juvenile defined?

Answer 8

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Question 9

Want happens if a semi automatic weapon was used during the crime?

Answer 9

5 years must be added to the sentence and served consecutively

Question 10

What is a dangerous weapon?

Answer 10

silencers, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, ballistic knife

Question 11

What is the 3 strikes rule?

Answer 11

conviction of 3 felonies= life and parole eligibility after 40years

Question 12

What is little habitual?

Answer 12

when person is convicted of a felony within 10years of another felony they serve 3x that of their current conviction

Question 13

Big habitual?

Answer 13

person is convicted of a 4th felony and serves 4x the max

Question 14

Bigger habitual?

Answer 14

person convicted of 5 felonies life without parole until after 40years