Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 1.70 Statutory provisions for felony classification schemes and sentence enhancements for habitual criminals, by State, as ofMay 1981NJTE: These data were collected by an analysis of the State statutes.For a number of States the statutory review was supplemented bytelephone interviews with individuals in various State judicial andexecutive agencies."Felony classification scheme" refers to a statutorily devisedsystem by which felony crimes are assigned to specific classes andpenalties are assigned to each of the classes. "SentenceStateAlabamaArizona bArkansas cCalifornia dColorado eConnecticut fDelawareDistrict ofColumbic gFloridaGeorgiaStatutory felonyclassification schemeMurder: death, life withoutparoleClass A: life to 99 yearsmaximum; 10 year minimumClass B: 20 year maximum;2 year minimumClass C: 10 year maximum;I year and I day minimumMurder: 20 to 99 yearsKidnaping: 5 to 99 yearsClass A: up to 20 yearsClass B: up to 10 yearsClass C: up to 5 yearsClass I (murder): death/lifeClass 2: 7 yearsClass 3: 5 yt:>arsClass 4: 4 yearsClass 5: 2 yearsClass 6: 18 manthsClass A: 5 to 50 yearsClass B: 3 to 20 yearsClass C: 2 to 10 yearsClass D: not to exceed5 yearsPenalties prescribed foroffenses individuallyClass I: life/deathClass II: 8 to 12 yearsClass III: 4 to 8 yearsClr;ss 1\': 2 to 4 yearsC:~ss V: I to 2 yearsCapitol felony: life/deathClass A (arson murder): lifewithout paroleClass A (murder): 25 yearsto lifeClass A: 10 to 25 yearsClass B: I to 20 yearsClass C: I to 10 yearsClass A: lifeClass B: 3 to 30 yearsClass C: 2 to 20 yearsClass D: 10 yearsClass E: 7 yearsPenalties prescribed foroffenses individuallyCapital felonies: lifeor deathUfe felony: 30 yearsto lifeI st degree: 0 to 30 yearsor life2nd degree: 0 to 15 years3rd degree: 0 to 5 yearsPenalties prescribed foroffenses individuallySee footnotes at end of table.enhancement for habitual criminals" refers to increases In penaltiesfor repeat offenders.A "presumptive sentence" Is a legislatively established "typical"sentence for each class of offenses that must be imposed unlessmitigating or aggravating circumstances exist. If such circumstancesdo exist, the court may Increase or decrease the "typical" sentencewithin a narrow range of years as specified by statute (Scurce, p. 4).Sentence enhancement provisionsI hree or mareOne prior felony conviction Two prior felany convictions prior felony convictionsMinimum: 15 yearsMaximum: life to 99 yearsClass A sentenceClass B sentence10 years presumptive sentence4 years presumptiVe sentence2 years presumptive sentenceUp to 3 times presumptivesentenceUp to 2 times presumptivesentenceI to 3 years additionalterm, depending on offenseSentenced as Class A or nexthigher offense class,depending upon offenseUfe (for specified offenses)Up to twice prescribedsentence(\bneMaximum prescribed by law156Life or 99 yearsMinimum: 15 yearsM