Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Specific Offenses (Base Offense Level)
These are only a sample and not intended to cover the entire list of offenses or offense levels for the charged offense.
- First Degree Murder
* Base offense level 43 - Second Degree Murder
* Base offense level 38 - Voluntary Manslaughter
* Base offense level 29 - Involuntary Manslaughter
* Base offense level 29
- Assault with Intent to Commit Murder: Attempted murder
* Base offense level 33 if first degree murder
* Base offense level 27 if not first - Aggravated Assualt
* Base offense level 14 - Minor Assualt
* Base offense level 7 if dangerous weapon
- Obstructing or Impeding Officers
* Base offense level 10 - Criminal Sexual Abuse or Attempt
* Base offense level 30 - Criminal Sexual Abuse of a Ward or Attempt
* Base offense level 12 - Abusive Sexual Contact or Attempt
* Base offense level is 20
- Kidnapping, Abduction or Restraint against one's Will
* Base offense level is 32 - Demanding or Receiving Ransom Money
* Base offense level 23
- Air Piracy and Attempted
* Base offense level 38 - Interference with Flight Crew Member including Dispatch, Operation or Maintenance
* Base offense from 30-9 depending on facts
There are many economic offenses in the federal system. A short list includes theft; embezzlement; fraud and deceit; larceny, altered or counterfeit instruments; identity theft; extortion; blackmail; extortion.
- Insider trading offenses
Base offense level is 8, but increase with the amount of money - Burglary and Trespass of a Residence
Base offense level is 17 for residence and 12 for a structure - Bribery in Procurement of a Bank Loan or Commercial Bribery
Base offense level 8 - Counterfeiting and Infringement on Copyright or Trademark
Base Offense level is 9 and shall increase or decrease by the amount of money involved - Payments to Obtain Public Office
Base offense level is 8.