A fourth degree felony and jail time?

Question

My friend is 17 years old. He was accused of raping his cousin (in which he never really did) He decided to plead guilty of the lesser charge of gross sexual imposition. This is a fourth degree felony. His court date is coming up.. about how much jail time should he expect?

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We live in the state of Ohio

Answer 1

Hi, tell me what state you're in and I'll look up the penalty statutes for you. Suz

Here you go, straight from the Ohio code-

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, gross sexual imposition committed in violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (5) of this section is a felony of the fourth degree. If the offender under division (A)(2) of this section substantially impairs the judgment or control of the other person or one of the other persons by administering any controlled substance described in section 3719.41 of the Revised Code to the person surreptitiously or by force, threat of force, or deception, gross sexual imposition committed in violation of division (A)(2) of this section is a felony of the third degree.

(2) Gross sexual imposition committed in violation of division (A)(4) of this section is a felony of the third degree. Except as otherwise provided in this division, for gross sexual imposition committed in violation of division (A)(4) of this section there is a presumption that a prison term shall be imposed for the offense. The court shall impose on an offender convicted of gross sexual imposition in violation of division (A)(4) of this section a mandatory prison term equal to one of the prison terms prescribed in section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the third degree if either of the following applies:

(a) Evidence other than the testimony of the victim was admitted in the case corroborating the violation;

(b) The offender previously was convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, rape, the former offense of felonious sexual penetration, or sexual battery, and the victim of the previous offense was under thirteen years of age.

(C) A victim need not prove physical resistance to the offender in prosecutions under this section.


(3) For a felony of the third degree, the prison term shall be one, two, three, four, or five years.

(4) For a felony of the fourth degree, the prison term shall be six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, or eighteen months.

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A fourth degree felony and jail time?
My friend is 17 years old. He was accused of raping his cousin (in which he never really did) He decided to plead guilty of the lesser charge of gross sexual imposition. This is a fourth degree felony. His court date is coming up.. about how much jail time should he expect?

Answer 3

LOL @Sean...

It depends. Since he took a plea bargain, he probably won't get much at all. What are the max penalties for a 4th degree felony? 2 years? He may only be put on probation. If I were him I would work on getting a misdemeanor charge b/c now he is a convicted felon.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I don't know and any time would be a guess. Why not ask his lawyer? Why would he plead guilty if he did not have a known sentence? Why would he plead guilty if he was not? Makes you wonder...

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I'd have never agreed to a plea bargain if I was innocent. Wasn't there some evidence that could have proved his innocence? Like DNA evidence?? Sompin' tells me he did it, even if he is saying he didn't, and has YOU believing it.

Answer 8

Was this in the land of the Hillbillies?