Repeat and Habitual Offenders
Repeat and Habitual Offenders face greater punishment, including the possibility of 25 to 99 years of prison! Repeat and Habitual Offenders are enhancement paragraphs that the State may add to an indictment like a deadly weapon enhancement. Both enhancements deal with those who have one or more felony convictions on their records. A Repeat offender is, simply, a person who has one prior felony conviction. Conversely to how "attempt" lowers a charge by one degree, a "Repeat" raises punishment by a degree (in general). This means the following: A 3rd Degree Felony conviction becomes punishable as a 2nd Degree Felony A...
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