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Sentence of imprisonment for felony - 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1103

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     § 1103.  Sentence of imprisonment for felony.
        Except as provided in 42 Pa.C.S. § 9714 (relating to
     sentences for second and subsequent offenses), a person who has
     been convicted of a felony may be sentenced to imprisonment as
     follows:
            (1)  In the case of a felony of the first degree, for a
        term which shall be fixed by the court at not more than 20
        years.
            (2)  In the case of a felony of the second degree, for a
        term which shall be fixed by the court at not more than ten
        years.
            (3)  In the case of a felony of the third degree, for a
        term which shall be fixed by the court at not more than seven
        years.
     (Oct. 11, 1995, 1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1058, No.21, eff. 60 days)

        Cross References.  Section 1103 is referred to in sections
     1102, 3121, 3123 of this title; sections 9714, 9718.2 of Title
     42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure); section 1571 of Title 75
     (Vehicles).

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