Each count against Hou, 26, and Pan, 47, carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence upon conviction.

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Each count carries a maximum term of 25 years in prison upon conviction.

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If Breivik is found to be sane, the court could sentence him to the traditional 21-year prison sentence, the maximum term for a homicide or terror act conviction, but he must be released after serving that sentence.

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Conviction on the charges would carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

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In Florida, a conviction for second-degree murder carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.

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Upon conviction, prosecutors likely would have sought the maximum penalty available under the law.

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Prosecutors did not pursue the death penalty, so Gerhartsreiter could face a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison for the murder conviction, plus two additional years because the jury also found that he personally used a blunt object and a sharp instrument as weapons.

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