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Three Strikes and Habitual Offender Laws in Rhode Island

How Rhode Island law treats three strikes and habitual offender laws, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Rhode Island's habitual criminal law applies to a person who has two or more prior felony convictions from separate incidents, was sentenced to prison on two or more occasions, and is then convicted of any offense punishable by more than one year. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-19-21

Three strikes and habitual offender lawsRhode Island's habitual criminal law applies to a person who has two or more prior felony convictions from separate incidents, was sentenced to prison on two or more occasions, and is then convicted of any offense punishable by more than one year. If the attorney general files notice and a judge finds the person is a habitual criminal, the court adds a consecutive sentence of up to 25 years and sets a minimum number of years before parole eligibility. A prior conviction later pardoned on the ground of innocence does not count.
Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-19-21

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Does Rhode Island have a three strikes law?
Rhode Island's habitual criminal law applies to a person who has two or more prior felony convictions from separate incidents, was sentenced to prison on two or more occasions, and is then convicted of any offense punishable by more than one year. If the attorney general files notice and a judge finds the person is a habitual criminal, the court adds a consecutive sentence of up to 25 years and sets a minimum number of years before parole eligibility. A prior conviction later pardoned on the ground of innocence does not count.

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