Minimum sentence of 10 years to a maximum sentence of 20 years.
It depends, if its armed robbery(robbery with a weapon, even robbery with a knife ONLY is called armed robbery). you could be sentenced for three years IF there was no one inj … ured, BUT if there was someone injuired or killed, you WILL be sentenced from 20 years to LIFE in prison. For example, some states have sentencing guidelines that allow for a minimum of ten years, up to a maximum of life in prison for armed robbery. The judge can decide on any sentence that falls within those guidelines. You asked whether there is a mandatory minimum sentence for armed robbery, and what the standard sentence is for a first-time offender convicted of armed robbery. SUMMARY. There is a mandatory sentence of five years for robbery in the first degree when armed with a deadly weapon. The Department of Correction (DOC) does not record sentencing information on first-time offenders. If sentenced on the charge of armed robbery, your friend would get 6 to 30 years time at 50%. Armed robbery is a Class X offense in Illinois. The sentencing range for a Class X offense is 6 to 30 years. Class X felonies are not probationable. Teen sentenced to 20 years in prison for armed robbery. Wed, 01/30/2013 - 1:41pm | Mary Schenk. Wed, 01/30/2013 - 1:41pm | Mary Schenk. URBANA — A Champaign County judge conceded that a long prison sentence may do nothing to rehabilitate a 15-year-old convicted armed robber with a history of crime. Penalties for armed robbery can range anywhere from a minimum sentence of 10 years to a maximum sentence of 20 years, to life imprisonment, or on rare occasions, the death penalty. Judges have been known to give hard-hitting sentences to armed robbers.
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