| 10-20-Life Criminals Sentenced to Florida's Prisons: September 2007 |
Crimes and Sentencing of 10-20-Life Felons
Mandatory Minimum Sentences by Crime Type
For those felons who used a gun to commit a crime, examining the type of crime that generated their longest mandatory minimum sentence reveals information about how they used the gun while committing that kind of crime.
| OFFENSE TYPE | MAXIMUM MANDATORY SENTENCE | TOTAL | ||||
| LIFE | 25 YR-LIFE | 20 YR | 10 YR | 3 YR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MURDER / MANSLAUGHTER |
10.8% |
49.5% |
15.7% |
23.9% |
0.2% |
100.0% |
SEXUAL / LEWD BEHAVIOR |
0.0% |
9.5% |
9.5% |
81.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
ROBBERY |
0.6% |
2.7% |
5.8% |
90.7% |
0.2% |
100.0% |
OTHER VIOLENT |
1.3% |
13.6% |
16.9% |
66.7% |
1.5% |
100.0% |
BURGLARY |
0.4% |
2.1% |
3.2% |
94.0% |
0.4% |
100.0% |
PROPERTY / THEFT |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
DRUGS |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3.7% |
96.3% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
WEAPONS |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
1.7% |
98.2% |
100.0% |
OTHER |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
TOTAL |
2.0% |
10.1% |
6.4% |
49.1% |
32.4% |
100.0% |
- Over three-fourths (76.0%) of the 594 murder or manslaughter felons received a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years or longer, indicating that the gun was fired; and almost three-fifths (60.3%) received a mandatory sentence of 25 years or longer, indicating a victim was injured or killed. (Note: Categories include crimes of attempt, accessory, and conspiracy to commit the crime also.)
- In contrast, only 9.1% of the 1,290 robbery felons received a mandatory sentence of 20 years or longer. In other words, 90.7% of robbery felons pulled the gun but did not pull the trigger.
- Among the 396 other violent crime felons (for example, aggravated assaulters and batterers), 31.8% fired the gun and 14.9% injured the victim.
- Almost all (94.4%) of the burglars who received a 10-20-Life sentence only pulled or had a gun during the commission of the crime. Only 2.5% shot and injured a victim.
- To date, an insufficient number of 10-20-Life cases occur in the crime categories of sexual or lewd behavior (21) or drugs (27) to support this kind of analysis of criminal gun use.
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| 10-20-Life Criminals Sentenced to Florida's Prisons: September 2007 |
