Under R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-39-1, first-degree robbery is punishable by not less than 10 years and up to life imprisonment at the Adult Correctional Institutions. First-degree robbery covers cases involving a deadly weapon, serious bodily injury, or an elderly or severely disabled victim. The 10-year minimum is the floor, not the expected sentence - judges routinely impose longer terms when a firearm is involved, and firearm charges under Title 11 Chapter 47 carry mandatory consecutive time that cannot be suspended. A contested first-degree robbery conviction at trial can easily expose a defendant to 20 to 40 years once enhancements stack. A Rhode Island robbery lawyer at Bank & Munns will fight to reduce the charge, suppress the evidence, or negotiate a sentence that keeps your future intact.
