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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-23-1. Murder
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The unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought is murder. Every murder perpetrated by poison, lying in wait, or any other kind of willful, deliberate, malicious, and premeditated killing, or committed in the perpetration of, or attempt to perpetrate, any arson or …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-23-2. Penalties for murder
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Every person guilty of murder in the first degree shall be imprisoned for life. Every person guilty of murder in the first degree: (1) committed intentionally while engaged in the commission of another capital offense or other felony for which life imprisonment may be imposed; (2…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-23-2.1. Penalty for murder of a kidnapped person under the age of eighteen (18)
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If any person under the age of eighteen (18) who is kidnapped in violation of § 11-26-1 by a person other than his or her natural or adopted parent dies as a direct result of the kidnapping, then the person convicted of the offense shall be guilty of murder in the first degree an…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-23-2.2. Penalty for murder in the first degree
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Every person guilty of murder in the first degree shall serve not less than fifteen (15) years of his or her sentence before being eligible for parole.