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In the state of New York felonies are classified as classes A1, A2, B,
C, D and E. Each class of felony is classified as a violent or
nonviolent crime with class A1 and class A2 being the moste serious of
crimes. The following are these classes of felonies including
punishment for each class:
These felony criminal offenses are punishable by a prison sentence of a minimum of twenty years to a maximum of life imprisonment.
These felony criminal offenses are punishable by a prison sentence of a minimum of five years to a maximum of twenty-five years imprisonment.
These felony criminal offenses are punishable by prison sentence of a minimum of one year and a maximum of twenty-five years imprisonment.
These felony criminal offenses are punishable by a prison sentence of a minimum of three years and six months to a maximum of five years and six months imprisonment.
These felony criminal offenses are punishable by a probation of a minimum of one years to a maximum of fifteen years.
These felony criminal offenses are punishable by prison sentence of a minimum of two to a maximum of seven years imprisonment.
These felony criminal offenses are punishable by probation of a minimum of one years to a maximum of seven years.
These felony criminal offenses regardless to whether they are violent or nonviolent are punishable by probation of a minimum of one year to four years.
Any individual has the right to file petition with the court for expungement five years following the completition of sentence unless convicted of murder. This petition does not guarantee expungement. See also: New York Gun Laws New York Divorce New York Bankruptcy New York Misdemeanor External link (opens in new window) New York Expungement External link (opens in new window)
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