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Question: How long do you go to jail for attempted murder?
Answer: Attempted murder is a class 2 felony. If the defendant does not have any prior felony convictions and the crime did not involve the use of a deadly weapon (e.g. gun), dangerous instrument (e.g. knife) or result in the serious physical injury of the victim, the defendant would be sentenced for a class 2 non-dangerous felony. The range of punishment for a class 2 non-dangerous felony is a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 12.5 years.
If the crime did involve a deadly weapon, dangerous instrument or resulted in the serious physical injury of the victim, the defendant is convicted of a class 2 dangerous felony. In that case, the minimum prison term is 7 years and the maximum prison term is 21 years.
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On 01/01/05
N/A from Othr said:
If you take someones life why does that give you a right to live if you kill someone purposely then you do not deserve to live
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On 12/30/04
billy from CA said:
friend was invovled drove off all the people in the car but didnt do anything ??? plz help how long could he do or one that stabbed someone in self defense for attacking him with swings ??
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On 06/15/04
simon from AZ said:
Did your boyfriend use any kind of a weapon?
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On 05/28/04
Jessica from CA said:
well, do you have any proof, and if you do, then show it and, believe me i'm in high school and a person always gives others black eyes, and nothing happens....so if you have proof your boyfriend didn't do anything show it.
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On 05/18/04
tash from NY said:
My boyfriend recently beat someone up pretty badly, but after this kid got beat up he left and then got jumped by other people, we have no way to prove it so now they think that my boyfriend did all that damage to him, i was one of the 2 only witnesses and now my boyfriend might go to jail for attempted murder, when he only gave him a black eye.I dont know what to do??
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