13-710. Sentence for second degree
murder
A. Except as provided in section 13-705 or section 13-706, subsection A, a person
who is convicted of second degree murder as defined by section 13-1104 shall be sentenced
as follows:
Minimum Presumptive Maximum
10 calendar years 16 calendar years 22 calendar years
B. Except as provided in section 13-704 or section 13-706, subsection A, a person
who is convicted of second degree murder as defined by section 13-1104 and who has
previously been convicted of second degree murder or a class 2 or 3 felony involving the
use or exhibition of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or the intentional or
knowing infliction of serious physical injury on another shall be sentenced as follows:
Minimum Presumptive Maximum
15 calendar years 20 calendar years 25 calendar years
C. The presumptive term imposed pursuant to subsections A and B of this section may
be mitigated or aggravated pursuant to section 13-701, subsections D and E.
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