American Samoa § 46.2301 - Authorized terms.

§ 46.2301. Authorized terms.

The authorized terms of sentences of imprisonment, including both prison terms and parole terms are: (1) for a class A felony, life imprisonment, or a term of years not less than 10 years and not to exceed 30 years; (2) for a class B felony, a term not less than 5 years and not to exceed 15 years; (3) for a class C felony, a term of not to exceed 7 years; (4) for a class D a term not to exceed 5 years; (5) for a class A, a term not to exceed one year; (6) for a class B a term not to exceed 6 months; (7) for a class C misdemeanor, a term not to exceed 15 days. Case Notes: There is no inconsistency in suspending a “sentence of imprisonment” while simultaneously imposing “detention” as a condition of probation, where statutes use these terms to denote two alternative modes of sentencing. A.S.C.A. §§ 46.2206, 46.2301 et seq. Atuatasi v. American Samoa Government, 9 A.S.R.2d 67 (1988). Research Guide: MCC 558.011, 28 ASC 1, 28 ASC 4, 28 ASC 404, 28 ASC 405.