Sentencing Statutes

The relevant sentencing statutes in this jurisdiction read as follows:

M.G.L. c. 300, § 3

Every person convicted of a crime under M.G.L. c. 255, 1-28, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a term of not less than one, nor more than fifteen, years and may be fined up to $100,000.

M.G.L. c. 300, § 8

A judge who sentences a defendant to imprisonment pursuant to M.G.L. c. 300, § 1-6 may, in the exercise of discretion, suspend execution of all or part of the sentence of imprisonment and place the defendant on probation for a period up to the maximum period provided for incarceration, under such conditions as may be deemed appropriate. In no event shall the total term of incarceration and probation exceed the maximum term of imprisonment provided under the controlling statute.