GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2007

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SENATE BILL 823

 

 

 

 

Short Title:     Sentence Lengths.

(Public)

Sponsors:

Senator Kinnaird.

Referred to:

Judiciary I (Civil).

March 15, 2007

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to make the increase in sentence lengths between prior record levels more PROPORTIONATE using a set percentage increment.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 15A‑1340.17(c) reads as rewritten:

"(c)      Punishments for Each Class of Offense and Prior Record Level; Punishment Chart Described. – The authorized punishment for each class of offense and prior record level is as specified in the chart below. Prior record levels are indicated by the Roman numerals placed horizontally on the top of the chart. Classes of offense are indicated by the letters placed vertically on the left side of the chart. Each cell on the chart contains the following components:

(1)       A sentence disposition or dispositions: "C" indicates that a community punishment is authorized; "I" indicates that an intermediate punishment is authorized; "A" indicates that an active punishment is authorized; and "Life Imprisonment Without Parole" indicates that the defendant shall be imprisoned for the remainder of the prisoner's natural life.

(2)       A presumptive range of minimum durations, if the sentence of imprisonment is neither aggravated or mitigated; any minimum term of imprisonment in that range is permitted unless the court finds pursuant to G.S. 15A‑1340.16 that an aggravated or mitigated sentence is appropriate. The presumptive range is the middle of the three ranges in the cell.

(3)       A mitigated range of minimum durations if the court finds pursuant to G.S. 15A‑1340.16 that a mitigated sentence of imprisonment is justified; in such a case, any minimum term of imprisonment in the mitigated range is permitted. The mitigated range is the lower of the three ranges in the cell.

(4)       An aggravated range of minimum durations if the court finds pursuant to G.S. 15A‑1340.16 that an aggravated sentence of imprisonment is justified; in such a case, any minimum term of imprisonment in the aggravated range is permitted. The aggravated range is the higher of the three ranges in the cell.

 

PRIOR RECORD LEVEL

 

              I                 II                 III               IV                  V                  VI

          0 Pts        1‑4 Pts       5‑8 Pts     9‑14 Pts     15‑18 Pts      19+ Pts

A         Life Imprisonment Without Parole or Death as Established by Statute

             A                A                 A                 A                  A                  A                DISPOSITION

       240‑300    288‑360     336‑420    384‑480       Life Imprisonment                   Aggravated

     Without Parole

B1  192‑240    230‑288     269‑336    307‑384      346‑433      384‑480       PRESUMPTIVE

       144‑192    173‑230     202‑269    230‑307      260‑346      288‑384                  Mitigated

       240‑300    276‑345     317‑397    365‑456       Life Imprisonment                    Aggravated

                                                                                      Without Parole

B1  192‑240    221‑276     254‑317    292‑365      336‑420      386‑483       PRESUMPTIVE

       144‑192    166‑221     190‑254    219‑292      252‑336      290‑386                  Mitigated

             A                A                 A                 A                  A                  A                DISPOSITION

       157‑196    189‑237     220‑276    251‑313      282‑353      313‑392                Aggravated

B2  125‑157    151‑189     176‑220    201‑251      225‑282      251‑313       PRESUMPTIVE

         94‑125    114‑151     132‑176    151‑201      169‑225      188‑251                  Mitigated

       157‑196    180‑225     207‑258    238‑297      273‑342      314‑393                Aggravated

B2  125‑157    144‑180     165‑207    190‑238      219‑273      251‑314       PRESUMPTIVE

        94‑125     108‑144     124‑165    143‑190      164‑219      189‑251                  Mitigated

             A                A                 A                 A                  A                  A                DISPOSITION

          73‑92     100‑125     116‑145    133‑167      151‑188      168‑210                Aggravated

C      58‑73       80‑100       93‑116     107‑133      121‑151      135‑168       PRESUMPTIVE

          44‑58       60‑80        70‑93       80‑107        90‑121       101‑135                  Mitigated

         73‑92       83‑104       96‑120     110‑138      127‑159      146‑182                Aggravated

C       58‑73        67‑83         77‑96        88‑110       101‑127      117‑146       PRESUMPTIVE

         44‑58        50‑67         58‑77         66‑88          76‑101        87‑117                   Mitigated

             A                A                 A                 A                  A                  A                DISPOSITION

          64‑80       77‑95       103‑129    117‑146      133‑167      146‑183                Aggravated

D      51‑64       61‑77       82‑103      94‑117       107‑133      117‑146       PRESUMPTIVE

          38‑51        46‑61         61‑82        71‑94         80‑107        88‑117                   Mitigated

         64‑80        73‑92        84‑105       97‑121       111‑139      128‑160                Aggravated

D      51‑64        59‑73         67‑84         78‑97          89‑111       103‑128       PRESUMPTIVE

         38‑51        44‑59         51‑67         58‑78           67‑89          77‑103                   Mitigated

            I/A             I/A                A                 A                  A                  A                DISPOSITION

          25‑31       29‑36         34‑42         46‑58           53‑66           59‑74                  Aggravated

E      20‑25       23‑29         27‑34         37‑46           42‑53           47‑59         PRESUMPTIVE

          15‑20       17‑23         20‑27         28‑37           32‑42           35‑47                    Mitigated

         25‑31        29‑36         33‑41         38‑48           44‑55           50‑63                  Aggravated

E       20‑25        23‑29         26‑33         30‑38           35‑44           40‑50         PRESUMPTIVE

         15‑20        17‑23         20‑26         23‑30           26‑35           30‑40                    Mitigated

            I/A             I/A               I/A               A                  A                  A                DISPOSITION

         16‑20        19‑24         21‑26         25‑31           34‑42           39‑49                  Aggravated

F       13‑16        15‑19         17‑21         20‑25           27‑34           31‑39         PRESUMPTIVE

         10‑13        11‑15         13‑17         15‑20           20‑27           23‑31                    Mitigated

         16‑20        19‑23         21‑27         25‑31           28‑36           33‑41                  Aggravated

F       13‑16        15‑19         17‑21         20‑25           23‑28           26‑33         PRESUMPTIVE

         10‑13        11‑15         13‑17         15‑20           17‑23           20‑26                    Mitigated

            I/A             I/A               I/A              I/A                 A                  A                DISPOSITION

         13‑16        15‑19         16‑20         20‑25           21‑26           29‑36                  Aggravated

G      10‑13        12‑15         13‑16         16‑20           17‑21           23‑29         PRESUMPTIVE

           8‑10         9‑12          10‑13         12‑16           13‑17           17‑23                    Mitigated

         13‑16        14‑18         17‑21         19‑24           22‑27           25‑31                  Aggravated

G      10‑13        12‑14         13‑17         15‑19           17‑22           20‑25         PRESUMPTIVE

           8‑10          9‑12          10‑13         11‑15           13‑17           15‑20                    Mitigated

          C/I/A           I/A               I/A              I/A                I/A                 A                DISPOSITION

            6‑8            8‑10          10‑12         11‑14           15‑19           20‑25                  Aggravated

H         5‑6             6‑8            8‑10          9‑11           12‑15           16‑20         PRESUMPTIVE

            4‑5             4‑6             6‑8            7‑9             9‑12           12‑16                    Mitigated

             C               C/I                 I                I/A                I/A                I/A              DISPOSITION

            6‑8             6‑8              6‑8            8‑10             9‑11            10‑12                  Aggravated

I          4‑6             4‑6              5‑6             6‑8               7‑9              8‑10         PRESUMPTIVE

            3‑4             3‑4              4‑5             4‑6               5‑7               6‑8                     Mitigated"

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2007, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.