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  2. Rape laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Mandatory sentencing Sexual Assault Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 200.366 Life with a minimum of 10 years Sexual Assault causing substantial bodily harm Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 200.366(2)(a) Life without parole or life with a minimum of 15 years (only an option if the defendant was a juvenile) Sexual Assault when the victim is under the age of 16

  3. United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines - Wikipedia

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    The Guidelines are the product of the United States Sentencing Commission, which was created by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. [3] The Guidelines' primary goal was to alleviate sentencing disparities that research had indicated were prevalent in the existing sentencing system, and the guidelines reform was specifically intended to provide for determinate sentencing.

  4. Child sexual abuse laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kansas v. Hendricks that a predatory sex offender can be civilly committed upon release from prison. [5] The Supreme Court ruled in Stogner v.. California that California's ex post facto law, a retroactive extension of the statute of limitations for sexual offenses committed against minors, is unconstitution

  5. Laws regarding rape - Wikipedia

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    Likewise assault by penetration, sexual assault, causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, and child sex offences are copied from the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Pursuant to article 5(5), any reference to rape in a statutory provision must be construed in accordance with article 5(1).

  6. Released court transcript reveals judge's logic on sentencing ...

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    Released court transcript reveals judge's logic on sentencing the ex-Stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault. ... "the damage is done," The role of the Court at sentencing is to essentially ...

  7. Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act - Wikipedia

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    The term "sexual assault" means any nonconsensual sexual act prohibited by federal, state, or tribal law, including when a victim lacks capacity to consent. Funds made available to the Crime Victims Fund under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 must be used to carry out the requirements of this section, subject to specified exceptions."

  8. Mystikal Indicted On 1st-Degree Rape Charges In Louisiana ...

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    Mystikal also previously pleaded guilty to and was convicted of sexual battery in 2003. He spent six years in prison for the crime and is a lifetime registered sex offender. He was sentenced to 90 ...

  9. United States Sentencing Commission - Wikipedia

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    [17] The "Drugs Minus Two Amendment" changed the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines to "reduce the applicable sentencing guideline range for most federal drug trafficking offenses." [ 17 ] The Commission voted to make the Amendment retroactive on July 18, 2014, "thereby allowing eligible offenders serving a previously imposed term of ...