- Murder (French law)
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In the French penal code, murder is defined by the intentional killing of another person. Murder is punishable by [1] a maximum of 30 years of criminal imprisonment (no more than 20 years if the defendant is not sentenced to 30 years).[2] Assassination (murder with premeditation)[3] and murder in some special case (if the victim is a child under 15, parents, people with disabilities, police officer etc.)[4] are punished by a jail time up to life imprisonment (no more than 30 years if the defendant is not sentenced to life). In France except for recidivist[5] the minimum sentence in criminal prosecution is one or two year of imprisonment, which may be suspended if the term of the sentence is under 5 years.[6] Manslaughter is punishable by 15 years imprisonment, or 20 years with aggravating circumstances (the same that make a murderer eligible for life in jail).
References
- ^ "Article 132-18". Legifrance. http://195.83.177.9/code/liste.phtml?lang=uk&c=33&r=3649. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- ^ "Article 221-1". Legifrance. http://195.83.177.9/code/liste.phtml?lang=uk&c=33&r=3685. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ "Article 221-2". Legifrance. http://195.83.177.9/code/liste.phtml?lang=uk&c=33&r=3685. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ "Article 221-3". Legifrance. http://195.83.177.9/code/liste.phtml?lang=uk&c=33&r=3685. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ The French Parliament. "Loi n° 2007-1198 du 10 août 2007 renforçant la lutte contre la récidive des majeurs et des mineurs" (in fr). French Criminal Law. Legifrance. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000278633&dateTexte=. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ^ The French Parliament. "Paragraph 1 - Conditions for the granting of ordinary suspension". French Criminal Law. Legifrance. http://195.83.177.9/code/liste.phtml?lang=uk&c=33&r=3655. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
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