No priors, multiple charges. How much jail time would this be?

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No priors. Charges are split into two cases. One has burglary in the third degree and theft. The other has one burglary in the second degree, theft and possession/make/manufacturing of **** paraphernalia. How long could this person go to jail if found guilty?

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It looks like there are five separate offenses charged, between the two sentences.  At least in theory, the person could be sentenced to the maximum for each charge, consecutively;  typically, when newspapers report an indictiment, this is how they add it up, but this is very rarely what actually happens.

There are a wide range of both "mitigating" factors, which tend to lead to a lighter sentence because they partly explain or excuse the offense (for example, a young person influenced by older co-defendants), and "aggravating" factors which work the other way.

The best guide, usually, for a quick idea of what to realistically expect, is the presumptive sentence for the most serious charge, and for second degree burglary, that's 3-1/2 years in jail.

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