Larson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “The answer to Larson’s argument is found in the explicit language of AS 11.-75.030 which states that ‘a felony is a crime which is or may be punishable by imprisonment for a period exceeding one year.’ Under AS 11.15.220, it is clearly provided that one convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon may be punished by imprisonment for a period exceeding one year, despite the fact that there also may be imposed a lesser punishment. Thus, the fact that there may be imprisonment for a period exceeding one year makes' the crime a felony under AS 11.75.030, regardless of the actual punishment imposed. There is no constitutional impediment to the legislature allowing a court to impose lesser punishments for felonies than a prison term exceeding one year. 3 (footnote omitted)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. White v. State

2. “Assault with dangerous weapon. A person armed with a dangerous weapon, who assaults another with the weapon, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than 10 years nor less than six months, or by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year nor less than one month, or by a fine of not more than $1,000 nor less than $100.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. White v. State