Máximas penas para delitos cometidos desde el 1 de julio de 1984

Explicación Simple

Si alguien comete un delito, hay diferentes tipos de castigos. Dependiendo de lo grave que sea el delito, la persona puede ir a la cárcel por muchos años o pagar una multa.

Es como cuando en la escuela tienes diferentes grados de faltas. Si haces algo muy grave, como copiar un examen, te pueden dar un castigo fuerte, pero si solo llegas tarde, el castigo es más leve.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan comete un robo y es condenado por un delito grave. Si es un delito de clase A, podría estar en prisión de por vida o pagar una multa de 50,000 dólares. Pero si el delito es de clase C, podría recibir solo cinco años de prisión o una multa de 10,000 dólares.

Penalidades

Las penas varían desde prisión de por vida hasta multas de 50,000 dólares, dependiendo de la gravedad del delito.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9A.20.021 - Maximum sentences for crimes committed July 1, 1984, and after (1) Felony. Unless a different maximum sentence for a classified felony is specifically established by a statute of this state, no person convicted of a classified felony shall be punished by confinement or fine exceeding the following:(a) For a class A felony, by confinement in a state correctional institution for a term of life imprisonment, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of fifty thousand dollars, or by both such confinement and fine;(b) For a class B felony, by confinement in a state correctional institution for a term of ten years, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of twenty thousand dollars, or by both such confinement and fine;(c) For a class C felony, by confinement in a state correctional institution for five years, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of ten thousand dollars, or by both such confinement and fine.(2) Gross misdemeanor. Every person convicted of a gross misdemeanor defined in Title 9A RCW shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than one year, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than five thousand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine.(3) Misdemeanor. Every person convicted of a misdemeanor defined in Title 9A RCW shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than ninety days, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine.(4) This section applies to only those crimes committed on or after July 1, 1984.