What is the potential sentence I am looking at?
• Class A felony – Not more than 30 years • Class B felony – Not more than 25 years • Class C felony – Not more than 20 years • Class D felony – Not more than 15 years • Class E felony – Not more than 10 years • Class F felony – Not more than 5 years • Class A Misdemeanor – Not more than 3 years • Class B Misdemeanor – Not more than 2 years • Class C Misdemeanor – Not more than 1 year Any crime that carries 20 years or more is non-parolable. In other words, 85% of any active sentence that is given must be served and there is no parole. There are some crimes that carry mandatory minimum penalties. It is necessary to know the specific crime to know whether it carries a mandatory minimum sentence. In addition to the potential for an active sentence as noted above there are what are called collateral consequences which could include, depending on the offense, sex offender registry, a declaration of being a sexually violent predator (which could subject a person to civil commitment proceedi
