No
In the state of Nevada, the maximum sentence for voluntary manslaughter is 10 years.For an open murder it will depend on the degree and any mitigating factors involved.
Second degree murder in Louisiana is a LWOP offense. According to Louisiana statute RS 14:27, when the attempted offense will result in death or life imprisonment, the sentence is 10 to 50 years without parole.
The shortest possible sentence under mandatory sentencing guidelines is 144 months. Life without parole is the longest possible sentence for convictions.
In Canada if a person still has three prior assault charges pending,what happens when he gets a new charge of second degree murder? could he get out on bail,and how much jail time is he looking at?
Death penalty can be on the table, depending on your state.
This depends on the degree of murder: 5 years to life, or death.
Attempted Murder in the Second Degree is a class B felony which is punishable by up to 25 years in prison.
1st degree is worse because you get a longer prison sentence and you plan on the murder, you go into the crime intentionally killing that person.
Both Louisiana and South Dakota have mandatory life sentences without parole for second degree murder (The exception in South Dakota is if one gives another person a drug which results in their death. In such case, Life without parole isn't mandatory). In Florida, people can be sentenced to life without parole for second degree murder at the discretion of the judge (however the minimum of 20.5 years if you have a clean record, 25 years if committed with a firearm). Generally, most states (Except Louisiana and South Dakota), allow for parole for a second degree murder sentence, and some don't even allow for life sentences for second degree murder. In Washington State, where I'm from, the standard sentence for second degree murder is 10 to 18 years imprisonment.
12 months
Under Title 18 of Pennsylvania Consolidated Statues ("Crimes and Offenses"):A person who has been convicted of a murder of the first degree shall be sentenced to death or to a term of life imprisonment in accordance with 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711 (relating to sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree).Pennsylvania Consolidated StatutesCRIMES AND OFFENSES (TITLE 18)PART I. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS.CHAPTER 11. AUTHORIZED DISPOSITION OF OFFENDERS§ 1102. Sentence for murder and murder of an unborn child.This is current as of May 2008