Why is attempted murder punished more harshly than murder?
<p><a href="https://www.shouselaw.com/nevada/attempted-murder.html#2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.shouselaw.com/nevada/attempted-murder.html#2</a></p>
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<p>Attempt murder as a category B felony carries two to twenty (2 - 20) years in state prison. The judge will impose an additional one to twenty (1 - 20) years if either:</p>
<p>the defendant used a deadly weapon, or
the victim was age 60 or older</p>
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<p>That's 40 years.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.shouselaw.com/nevada/murder.html#4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.shouselaw.com/nevada/murder.html#4</a></p>
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<p>Death penalty (only if there are aggravating circumstances that outweigh any mitigating circumstances), or
Life in prison without the possibility of parole, or
Life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years, or
50 years in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years</p>
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<p>That's 20 years unless you get life (which only about half do).</p>
<p>Why is attempted murder More likely to get 40 years?</p>
<p>I think it's because the attempted murder victim would be around to annoy the police therefore the sentence must be longer.</p>

<p>Murder carries <a href="https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-200.html#NRS200Sec030" rel="nofollow noreferrer">certain penalties</a>, and attempted murder is distinguished from murder only with respect to penalty. Without the circumstances allowing execution, the punishments are life without parole, life with possible parole after 20 years, or a definite term of 50 years with possible parole after 20. There are separate "enhancements" for <a href="https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-193.html#NRS193Sec167" rel="nofollow noreferrer">crimes against elders</a> or <a href="https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-193.html#NRS193Sec165" rel="nofollow noreferrer">use of a deadly weapon</a>, and if these circumstances exist, they are applicable to both murder and attempted murder. In all cases of enhancements, the enhancement cannot exceed the penalty for the crime (also, it runs consecutively).
The <a href="https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-193.html#NRS193Sec330" rel="nofollow noreferrer">punishment for attempted murder</a> is not the same as the punishment for murder: since murder is a class A felony, attempted murder is defined as a class B felony, which has a penalty between 2 and 20 years. Compare that to actual murder which carries a <em>minimum</em> sentence of 50 years. In no case can a person committing actual murder serve less time than a person attempting murder, even with "enhancements".</p>

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