Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Attempted Murder

What is the min. to max. sentence a person can get? Can you be sentenced to 22to life, and have it reduced to 14 with an L? And if so how much time will the inmate serve?


Asked on 2/04/07, 1:34 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Amanda Benedict Klinedinst, PC

Re: Attempted Murder

The sentence for attempted murder depends upon whether the person was convicted of attempted first degree murder or attempted second degree murder.

A person can be sentenced to a term of 22 years to life, if the person had priors, great bodily injury enhancements, or weapon enhancements.

A person convicted of attempted murder will be required to serve 85% of his/her sentence because attempted murder is a violent crime (PC 2933.1)

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Answered on 2/06/07, 12:38 pm


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