Legal Question in Criminal Law in Nevada

sexual assault

my son now 18, is being accused of 2 counts sexual assault by the two girls he was with when he was 17. he has been arrested and booked. what could he be looking at as far as jail time.


Asked on 3/26/09, 11:34 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
James Smith James E. Smith Ltd.

Re: sexual assault

10 years to life

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Answered on 3/26/09, 5:26 pm
David Fischer Fischer Sanders, LLP

Re: sexual assault

The question depends on how old the girls were at the time of the alleged assault and whether substantial bodily harm is alleged. Sexual assault is a Class A felony which carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and can be up to life w/o parole.

If he was 17 at the time of the alleged assault he may be able to avoid criminal prosecution in the adult system. In other words as he was a juvenile at the time of the alleged sexual assault he should be tried in the juvenile system which is a civil not a criminal process. The DA may, however, try to certify him in to the adult system.

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Answered on 3/27/09, 11:38 am


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