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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-5 (2026)

Penalty for second degree sexual assault

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Every person who shall commit sexual assault in the second degree shall be imprisoned for not less than three (3) years and not more than fifteen (15) years.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1990–2014 · leading case: State v. Pereira, 973 A.2d 19 (R.I. 2009).
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State v. Pereira, 973 A.2d 19 (R.I. 2009). · cites it 10× “" Section 11-37-5. On May 2, 1984, the General Assembly repealed § 11-37-4(A) and enacted § 11-37-8.”
Brown v. State, 32 A.3d 901 (R.I. 2011). “191, § 1, and § 11-37-5 by engaging in sexual contact with his stepdaughter.”
State v. Brown, 626 A.2d 228 (R.I. 1993). “191, § 1, and § 11-37-5 by engaging in sexual contact with his stepdaughter, Monique.”
Liu v. Striuli, 36 F. Supp. 2d 452 (D.R.I. 1999). “Liu alleges that on numerous occasions beginning in the fall of 1994, Striuli forced her to engage in sexual intercourse with him.”
State v. McDonald, 602 A.2d 923 (R.I. 1992). “The penalty for second-degree sexual assault as set by § 11-37-5 is not less than three years and not more than fifteen years’ imprisonment.”
State v. Bluitt, 850 A.2d 83 (R.I. 2004). “1956 § 11-37-2 and § 11-37-3, and on one count of second-degree sexual assault, in violation of § 11-37-4 and § 11-37-5. 1 An attorney from the *84 public defender’s office originally represented him, but at his bail hearing, defendant expressed a desire to retain his own…”
State v. Jette, 569 A.2d 438 (R.I. 1990). “59, § 1] and § 11-37-5). 2 . This is a fictional name adopted to conceal the victim’s identity.”
State v. Jose Rivera, 64 A.3d 742 (R.I. 2013). “1956 § 11-5-3 (“[E]very person who shall make an assault or battery or both shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.”
Amadeu Santos v. State of Rhode Island, 91 A.3d 341 (R.I. 2014). “I Facts and Procedural History On August 1, 1996, Amadeu Santos was charged by indictment with three counts of second-degree sexual assault by *343 force or coercion against two women, in violation of G.”
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