LAC 22:IX.213 – Designated Sentence Durations that Exceed the Statutory Maximum Sentence

A. If the minimum sentence duration provided by the sentence range in the appropriate cell of the grid exceeds the statutory maximum sentence for the offense of conviction, the court should impose the statutory maximum sentence unless mitigating circumstances justify imposition of a more lenient sentence.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:321-329.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, Louisiana Sentencing Commission, LR 18:49 (January 1992).