2015 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 13 - Criminal Code
§ 13-710 Sentence for second degree murder

AZ Rev Stat § 13-710 (2015) What's This?

13-710. Sentence for second degree murder

A. Except as provided in section 13-705 or section 13-706, subsection A, a person who is convicted of second degree murder as defined by section 13-1104 shall be sentenced as follows:

  Minimum  Presumptive  Maximum 10 calendar years 16 calendar years 25 calendar years 

B. Except as provided in section 13-704 or section 13-706, subsection A, a person who is convicted of second degree murder as defined by section 13-1104 and who has previously been convicted of second degree murder or a class 2 or 3 felony involving a dangerous offense shall be sentenced as follows:

  Minimum  Presumptive  Maximum 15 calendar years 20 calendar years 29 calendar years 

C. The presumptive term imposed pursuant to subsections A and B of this section may be mitigated or aggravated pursuant to section 13-701, subsections D and E.

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