Rhode Island H8055 amends the law to impose a minimum 10-year and maximum 40-year prison sentence for assault with intent to commit murder.

Rhode Island H8055 amends the state's criminal code to increase the penalties for assault with intent to commit murder. The bill specifies that such an assault will result in a mandatory prison sentence of no less than ten years and no more than forty years. Additionally, the bill prohibits the court from offering any form of sentence suspension, deferment, or probation to the convicted individual. This change applies specifically to assaults intended to result in murder, while other specified felonies retain their existing sentencing structure.

Rhode Island H8055 amends the law to impose a minimum 10-year and maximum 40-year prison sentence for assault with intent to commit murder.

Rhode Island H8055 amends the state's criminal code to increase the penalties for assault with intent to commit murder. The bill specifies that such an assault will result in a mandatory prison sentence of no less than ten years and no more than forty years. Additionally, the bill prohibits the court from offering any form of sentence suspension, deferment, or probation to the convicted individual. This change applies specifically to assaults intended to result in murder, while other specified felonies retain their existing sentencing structure.