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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-8 (2026)

Penalty for assault with intent to commit first degree sexual assault

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Every person who shall commit assault with intent to commit first degree sexual assault shall be imprisoned for not less than three (3) years or more than twenty (20) years.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1988–2006 · leading case: State v. McDonald, 602 A.2d 923 (R.I. 1992).
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State v. McDonald, 602 A.2d 923 (R.I. 1992). · cites it 2× “The chapter goes on in § 11-37-8 to provide a penalty for assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual assault.”
State v. Cohen, 538 A.2d 151 (R.I. 1988). · cites it 2× “1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-37-8 and one count of second-degree sexual assault in violation of § 11-37-4, as amended by P.”
State v. Gardiner, 895 A.2d 703 (R.I. 2006). “*707 1956] § 11-37-2 and § 11-37-8.” 7 After a six-day trial, a jury returned a guilty verdict on June 26, 2003.”
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