§ 70.71 Sentence of imprisonment for a class A felony drug offender
PL § 70.71
§ 70.71 Sentence of imprisonment for a class A felony drug offender.
1.For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean:
(a)"Felony drug offender" means a defendant who stands convicted of any class A felony as defined in article two hundred twenty of this chapter.
(b)"Second felony drug offender" means a second felony offender as that term is defined in subdivision one of section 70.06 of this article, who stands convicted of and is to be sentenced for any class A felony as defined in article two hundred twenty of this chapter.
(c)"Violent felony offense" shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in subdivision one of section 70.02 of this article.
2.Sentence of imprisonment for a first felony drug offender.
(i)for a class A-I felony, the term shall be at least eight years and shall not exceed twenty years;
(ii)for a class A-II felony, the term shall be at least three years and shall not exceed ten years.
3.Sentence of imprisonment for a second felony drug offender.
4.Sentence of imprisonment for a second felony drug offender previously convicted of a violent felony offense.
5.Sentence of imprisonment for operating as a major trafficker.
