Help with an estimate of how long my dad will spend in Jail?

[AnsaSam91]

he has a 1st degree theft felony charge, a second degree theft felony charge, felony breaking and entering, felony dui, possession of marijuana 3rd degree misdameanor, resisting arrest, tampering with evidence, prison contraband, verbal threat. thats about it. can anyone help me with a roundabout guess. i keep researching it but i cant really find any answers. i just want to know the minimum amount or years for crimes like these. thanks alot for your help.

 

[James]

It depends on the jurisdiction (state you live in) and how pissed off the judge is. (I'm not being smart about that, the judge's disposition has something to do with it)! In Indiana each Class D Felony (the lowest class) carries 6 months - 3 years in prison. A Class C Felony (2nd lowest) carries 3 - 8 years in prison. A Class B Felony (example: Aggravated Assault) carries a term of 6 - 16 years, and a Class A Felony is 20 - 65 years depending on charge. You can also get life without parole or the death penalty for some Class A Felony charges.

It will also matter if they run the sentences concurrent or consecutively (all together or one after the other) as to how much time he will spend in prison. With that many charges I'm guessing a good attorney may be able to work a plea on some of them to help reduce the sentencing.

It's really comparing apples to oranges to guess without know your state and their sentencing laws but, if in Indiana I think a good guess (assuming some of the misdemeanor charges are dropped) would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 - 15 years for the minimum time he can expect to serve. Again, this is strictly an educated guess taking into account the number and nature of the charges.

I would suggest you contact he Prosecutor's Office or District Attorney in your state to determine a more accurate guesstimate of the time he will have to serve.