WHAT IS THE PENALTY FOR RAPE IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS

Anytime you are accused of a sex crime in Kansas you should contact an attorney. This advice is at the beginning of this blog because of how aggressively these are prosecuted and the seriousness of the potential penalties. How much time you may spend in prison, if convicted, for rape charges, will depend on the details of the allegations you are facing. Kansas City, Kansas and across the state, have split rape into severity levels, and the standard possible prison times is a follow:

• Severity Level 1 - Up to 267 months (i.e. over 22 years) prison;
• Severity Level 2 - Up to 200 months (i.e. over 16 years) prison;
• Off-grid charges Charges - up to life in prions; and
• Jessica's Law Crimes - up to life in prison.

Tip: Click the above hyperlinks to find out more about the charges, potential defenses, and what the state must prove in court.

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