Measure 11 And What It Means When You´re Under 18 And Over 18
Aaron Wilmot
July 10, 2008
The state of Oregon has waged a war on crime including people that are under 18 years of age. Measure 11 does not allow for less punishment because of a teens age once they are over 15 years old.
The days of getting off easy because of age, sex or even if it is a one-time crime by a teen that is a good student and otherwise decent human being, are apparently over.
Any teen over the age of 15 that commits a crime will be facing mandatory prison sentences and these cannot be lessened by good behavior.
To some people this seemed a way to clear up crime when it was voted for in 1995. It can also be a way of sending a person to prison that was mixed up with the wrong people at the time an event took place.
The crimes that Ballot Measure 11 includes are robberies, kidnapping, certain assaults, certain sexual offenses and certain homicides. The sentences imposed are non negotiable some of these are:
The attempt or conspiracy to commit murder 90 months
The attempt or conspiracy to commit aggravated murder 120 months
Murder 300 months
First degree manslaughter 120 months
Second degree manslaughter 75 months
First degree assault 90 months
Second degree assault 70 months
First degree kidnapping 90 months (standard)
First degree kidnapping that are committed in the commission of or attempt of a sex crime 300 months
Second degree kidnapping 70 months
First degree rape with exception- unless the victim is under 12 years of age 100 months
First degree rape—victim under 12 and defendant is over 18 years of age, 300 months
Second degree rape 75 months
First degree sodomy with exception- unless the victim is under 12 years of age 100 months
First degree sodomy victim under 12 and defendant over 18 years of age 300 months.
Second degree sodomy 75 months
First degree unlawful sexual penetration with exception – unless the victim is under 12 and the defendant is over 18 years of age 100 months.
First degree unlawful sexual penetration when the victim is under 12 and the defendant is over 18 years of age, 300 months.
First degree sexual abuse 75 months
First degree robbery 90 months
Second degree robbery 70 months
Aggravated vehicular homicide 240 months
These are some of the Measure 11 laws that if convicted of a crime under this law and are over the age of 15 these are the mandatory sentences. More related resources can be found at the Net4any Portal To avoid being convicted under these laws that have mandatory sentencing it will take the assistance of an experienced lawyer. Broadly speaking, the main change will be the mandatory sentencing for each individual charge which is tried under these sentencing guidelines. A defendant that is not properly represented will feel the full effect of the sentencing and will probably spend a substantially longer period of time behind bars.
The days of getting off easy because of age, sex or even if it is a one-time crime by a teen that is a good student and otherwise decent human being, are apparently over.
Any teen over the age of 15 that commits a crime will be facing mandatory prison sentences and these cannot be lessened by good behavior.
To some people this seemed a way to clear up crime when it was voted for in 1995. It can also be a way of sending a person to prison that was mixed up with the wrong people at the time an event took place.
The crimes that Ballot Measure 11 includes are robberies, kidnapping, certain assaults, certain sexual offenses and certain homicides. The sentences imposed are non negotiable some of these are:
The attempt or conspiracy to commit murder 90 months
The attempt or conspiracy to commit aggravated murder 120 months
Murder 300 months
First degree manslaughter 120 months
Second degree manslaughter 75 months
First degree assault 90 months
Second degree assault 70 months
First degree kidnapping 90 months (standard)
First degree kidnapping that are committed in the commission of or attempt of a sex crime 300 months
Second degree kidnapping 70 months
First degree rape with exception- unless the victim is under 12 years of age 100 months
First degree rape—victim under 12 and defendant is over 18 years of age, 300 months
Second degree rape 75 months
First degree sodomy with exception- unless the victim is under 12 years of age 100 months
First degree sodomy victim under 12 and defendant over 18 years of age 300 months.
Second degree sodomy 75 months
First degree unlawful sexual penetration with exception – unless the victim is under 12 and the defendant is over 18 years of age 100 months.
First degree unlawful sexual penetration when the victim is under 12 and the defendant is over 18 years of age, 300 months.
First degree sexual abuse 75 months
First degree robbery 90 months
Second degree robbery 70 months
Aggravated vehicular homicide 240 months
These are some of the Measure 11 laws that if convicted of a crime under this law and are over the age of 15 these are the mandatory sentences. More related resources can be found at the Net4any Portal To avoid being convicted under these laws that have mandatory sentencing it will take the assistance of an experienced lawyer. Broadly speaking, the main change will be the mandatory sentencing for each individual charge which is tried under these sentencing guidelines. A defendant that is not properly represented will feel the full effect of the sentencing and will probably spend a substantially longer period of time behind bars.