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Senate File 476

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 902.12, Code 1997, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  Attempted murder in violation of
  1  4 section 707.11.  
  1  5                           EXPLANATION
  1  6    This bill adds attempted murder to the list of offenses for
  1  7 which a person, if convicted, must serve 100 percent of the
  1  8 sentence and is only eligible for credit for good behavior of
  1  9 up to 15 percent of the term.  Attempted murder is a class "B"
  1 10 felony.  The sentence for class "B" felonies is confinement
  1 11 for no more than 25 years.  Adding attempted murder to the
  1 12 list of offenses in Code section 902.12 means that a person
  1 13 sentenced to 25 years for the offense will serve at least
  1 14 21.25 years of the term imposed.  
  1 15 LSB 2193SV 77
  1 16 lh/jw/5
     

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