21. A felony charge carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison. 22. A similar amount of powder cocaine carries no mandatory minimum sentence and a maximum penalty of one year in jail. 23. After the verdict, Johnson said he would seek the maximum penalty of four years in prison for the conviction on the attempted-assault charge. 24. Akayesu faces a maximum penalty of life in prison when he is sentenced later this month, court officials said. 25. All have denied the charges, for which maximum penalties would be life in prison. 26. Although arson carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, Maleng has voiced concern Pang might serve as little as two years if convicted on arson alone. 27. But others, like Janie Coverdale, who lost two grandsons in the blast, will keep on hoping for the maximum penalty for everyone involved. 28. But, in a vague, unexplained report, the board gave Foschi the maximum penalty anyway. 29. Cocaine possession is a third-degree felony with a maximum penalty of five years in prison, according to Florida Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi. |