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  2. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Third Degree Murder Maximum of 25 years in prison (12.5 years for clean record) Second Degree Murder Maximum of 40 years in prison (If a person had a clean record, 12.5 years but if intentional, 25.5 years) First Degree Murder Life (minimum of 30 years; 17 years if the crime committed before August 1, 1989)

  3. Criminal sentencing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The maximum penalty for second-degree murder is life without parole. New York does not allow capital punishment. [13] [14] Washington In the state of Washington, a person is found guilty of first degree murder when there is a premeditated intent to cause the death of another person. Murder in the first degree is a class A felony. [15]

  4. Classes of offenses under United States federal law - Wikipedia

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    Maximum prison term [1] Maximum fine [2] [note 1] Probation term [3] [note 2] Maximum supervised release term [4] [note 3] Maximum prison term upon supervised release revocation [5] Special assessment [6] [note 4] Felony A Life imprisonment (or death in certain cases of murder, treason, espionage or mass trafficking of drugs) $250,000: 1-5 ...

  5. Judge orders maximum sentence in Ruffen's murder - AOL

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    Jan. 19—Rejecting Roger Lee Plumley II's arguments on Tuesday that he had pleaded guilty to second degree murder primarily to protect his girlfriend, Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Darl W ...

  6. Judge imposes maximum sentences in Riley Crossman's death ...

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    Andy J. McCauley was sentenced in Morgan County Circuit Court on Thursday to life in prison for the death of 15-year-old Riley Crossman.

  7. Judge imposes two life sentences, plus 100 years on Hartwell ...

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    Judge Jeffery Malcom sentenced Norwood to two life sentences without parole for malice murder to be served consecutively, followed by a consecutive term of 100 years in prison for numerous ...

  8. Murder in United States law - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the law for murder varies by jurisdiction. In many US jurisdictions there is a hierarchy of acts, known collectively as homicide, of which first-degree murder and felony murder [1] are the most serious, followed by second-degree murder and, in a few states, third-degree murder, which in other states is divided into voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter such ...

  9. Mandatory sentencing - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, upon conviction for murder, the court must sentence the defendant to life imprisonment. The law requires that courts must set a minimum term before they become eligible for parole. For this purpose five "starting points" are in place that give guidance to a judge to impose a sentence in each different case of murder.