Do increased maximum sentences allow the court to impose a longer split sentence?
Probably. Confinement for a split sentence may not exceed one-fourth of the defendant’s maximum imposed sentence. G.S. 15A-1351(a). The increased time added onto felony sentences by the JRA is part of the maximum sentence, even if it was intended primarily to allow for post-release supervision.
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