Every person who shall commit burglary shall be imprisoned for life or for any term not less than five (5) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-8-1
Burglary
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case United States v. Hill (1989)
Most recently applied in United States v. Bernel-Aveja (December 2016)
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 11-8-1.
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