united-states florida sentencing
What is the typical sentence for BURGLARY - OCCUPIED DWELLING UNARMED?
<p>Just asking for a friend in South Florida.</p>

<p>This is not a good question for two reasons:</p>

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<li>Criminal sentencing guidelines vary by jurisdiction and can be readily found by searching for <code>sentencing guidelines</code> and the jurisdiction in question.</li>
<li>Sentencing "typically" depends on factors beyond the crime committed.  These <a href="http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-procedure/factors-considered-in-determining-sentences.html" rel="nofollow">commonly include</a>:

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<li>whether the offender is a "first-time" or repeat offender</li>
<li>whether the offender was an accessory (helping the main offender) or the main offender</li>
<li>whether the offender committed the crime under great personal stress or duress</li>
<li>whether anyone was hurt, and whether the crime was committed in a manner that was unlikely to result in anyone being hurt</li>
<li>whether the offender was particularly cruel to a victim, or particularly destructive, etc.</li>
<li>whether the offender is genuinely contrite or remorseful</li>
</ul></li>
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<p>According to the <a href="http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;Search_String=&amp;URL=0800-0899/0810/Sections/0810.02.html" rel="nofollow">Florida Statutes, section 810.02</a>, this is probably a felony in the second degree, although there are circumstances you have not covered (using a vehicle to make entry, or causing sufficient damage, or assaulting an occupant of the structure, or during a state of emergency) that could make it a felony in the first degree.  The relevant sentence is covered by either section 775.082 or section 775.084.</p>

<p>According to <a href="http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;Search_String=&amp;URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html" rel="nofollow">section 775.082</a>, a felony in the first degree carries a sentence of up to 30 years in prison unless otherwise provided by statute; section 810.02 provides otherwise and first-degree burglary carries a sentence of up to life imprisonment.  A felony in the second degree carries a sentence of up to 15 years in prison.</p>

<p>If this is the third felony the offender is convicted of, <a href="http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;Search_String=&amp;URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html" rel="nofollow">section 75.084 (habitual felony offenders)</a> applies and the potential sentence is life imprisonment for first-degree felony burglary, or up to 30 years for second-degree.</p>
