Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

How much time can you get for 1 degree assault but the person dies


Asked on 8/09/11, 11:03 am

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Landon Ascheman Ascheman Law

There are not a lot of details here, but if an individual is charged with first degree assault they could face up to 20 years in prison

http://www.aschemansmith.com/assault

But if the person dies, and they can tie the death to the assault, the person could be facing murder charges, the maximum penalty being life in prison

http://www.aschemansmith.com/murder-charges

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Answered on 8/09/11, 12:11 pm


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