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Crime And Punishment / Re: DOJ requests 40-year sentence for man who assaulted Paul Pelosi
« Last post by Cyber Liberty on Today at 01:51:41 am »Under California law, the maximum penalty for felony aggravated battery is four years.
https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/defense/penal-code/243d/
I can't find a statute for 'attempted kidnapping' (which is pretty damn hard to prosecute considering the target victim was over 2,500 miles away. But the penalty for kidnapping is eight years.
So we're looking at 12 years max. Not 40.
This is attempted murder, becaus of Pelosi's advanced age.