Recent Felony Sentencing Q&As
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Can you score 100 points where the sentencing offense is delivery, and the delivered drugs cause the user to die of an overdose?
Question as Originally Presented: Offender was originally charged with (1) Delivery of Controlled...
Can you score PRV 7 when defendant pleaded guilty on the same day to multiple offenses that were each separate cases and were committed on different days?
Your specific question has not been addressed by binding legal authority and is ultimately a...
Can you score PRV 6 when the defendant was arrested for CCW, in jail because he could not post bond, and found with heroin?
Question as Originally Submitted: Defendant was arrested on 10/31/17 for CCW and was unable to post...
Can you count misdemeanors that enhanced a prior offense to a felony if the enhanced prior offense is not the sentencing offense?
Question as Originally Submitted: Under PRV 5, when the sentencing offense is larceny, can you...
How would you score a pellet gun/BB gun/fake gun under OV 1 and OV 2?
We have already responded to a question about scoring airsoft pellet guns under OV 1 and OV 2 —...
