1st Degree Murder, 4th Degree Assault Charge = how many years?

Question

1st degree Murder

4th degree assault

Charged as an adult.

Back Story: **READ!!**

Let's call the guy with the charges Tom, k?

He's 16 years old, being charged as an adult. (He turned 16 just about 6-7 days ago, too.)

He got jumped, but he still put one guy in the Intensive Care Unit, he's been there for 7 months and now they're gonna pull the plug.

They've been trying to find out who did it, because they couldn't get anyone to snitch.

Well, Tom's girlfriend is a stupid ***** who blamed HIM for getting SHOT 3 times in the chest. She also b*****s about everything. She knew that he was jumped and put the guy in the Intensive Care Unit, so she snitched to the cops and told them she knew who did it and who it was.

So Tom should only be charged with Assault, but the guy's getting the plug pulled because it's been 7 months, so it's technically murder.

He lives in Long Island, New York.

In whichever county Bay Shore is in.

How many years does he face?

Answer 1

Forget the prison sentence.  That guy's life is ****** over.

Answer 2

1) Stop using the term "snitch." This isn't something like missing cookies, this is a situation which involves someone dying.  It's immature to withhold information from the police.

2) Assault won't be charged, it would only be first degree murder.  Assuming he is found guilty, it would be life in jail or the death penalty.  

Answer 3

over 25 years if he is charged with the murder

Answer 4

Even if the person in the ICU recovered fully, this would NOT be 4th degree assault.  At MINIMUM it would be 1st degree assault.  Attempted murder would not be much of a stretch.

Answer 5

Okay, so let me get this straight...

Tom, mild manored clean cut kid who never did anything wrong, has no gang connections, stand up citizen and all, helping little old ladies across the street in his spare time, etc. gets "jumped".  He did nothing, whatesoever, to provoke said "jumping".  [If you buy that, I have a bridge for sale]

Rather than call the police, right then and there after defending himself, he slinks away and lies low for a while.  That way, after 7 months, it doesn't so much look like self defense, but looks like Tom did this in a premeditated fashion [which he most likely did].

None of the fine upstanding citizens in his circle of friends who know what happend thinks to perform their civic duty and call the police [instead, they play the idiotic "nobody snitch" card, a philosophy that only causes more and more crime as criminals are free to walk the streets, causing even more harm to the community that is dutifully not snitching].

Tom's "girl next door" of a girlfriend, so sweet and innocent (most certainly a virgin I might add), gets shot 3 times.  Of course, Tom could not be to blame in any way shape or form.  He doesn't hang out with gang members, so rival gang members never come by gunning for Tom or perhaps trying to punish Tom by busting a cap in said girlfriend.  Surely the 3 gunshots she recieved were some kind of hunting accident!  But under the influence of pain killers in the hospital, somehow she comes under the delusion that Tom has a sketchy life, nerdowell friends, and somehow the bullets removed from her body must have been his fault.  Suddenly she remembers the whole "jumping" incident, and recalls that she never got around to calling her local polite and friendly police officer to report the incident.  So, while the police are there to investigate her hunting accident, she tells them that Tom hurt the boy who's now on life support.  [Did I mention I have a bridge for sale.]

But now, unfortunately, because Tom never called the police to report the attack, they don't believe him when he claims it was self defense.  They think Tom actually assaulted the other guy and not the other way around.  [It's a very nice bridge - actually it's in New York, Brooklyn to be exact.]

Trust me, when the police find out about all these misunderstandings, what a bad spin the poor pain killer influenced girlfriend has put on this oh so wholesome series of unfortunate events, while they will all have a good chuckle and let old Tom out of jail with a complementary doughnut in hand.  [Really, it's such a nice bridge, I hate to let it go, but alas my stocks have tanked and I really need the money.]

Or, if Tom is unlucky enough to live in the real world, well, they are going to throw his gangbang'n a$$ in jail where it belongs and melt down the key for scrap metal.

Answer 6

He attacked someone and as a result, the victim was placed in ICU, and is non responsive and after 7 months, they're going to "pull the plug" (and he'll most likely die within minutes, possibly longer)... So your friend will be charged with some form of murder or manslaughter. Assault will most likely be a "lesser included offense", he's looking at probably no less than 10 years, but probably upwards of 20 since the victim eventually dies as a result of the injuries from the attack. Crimes involving weapons carry longer sentences, but he could be sentenced to life, you never know... I'd say don't expect less than 20 years, but be prepared to hear "life."

Answer 7

25 years minimum, consulted my dad who is an attorney.

He wont see the light of day until hes 41 or much, much, older.

This is assuming the DA does not pursue the Death penalty.

He deserves it.  

Answer 8

he better get a good lawyer cause a good friend of mine is doing 16 years for stabing someone. and the other guys who was there and tryed to stop it is serving 6 years. it all depends money talks.

Answer 9

The smallest details make quite a bit of difference.

But based on the fact you are his good friend and off the wording and tone of your question.

I will guess 30 years.