Sexual offenses and rape
The criminal statutes of Maryland point out a wide range of illegally considered conducts, including sexual offenses and rape. Rape is vaginal intercourse with another person without the consent of the victim. The act involves using dangerous weapons in inflicting severe injuries on the victim in the process of committing the crime. Notably, the offense constitutes two degrees of judgment. There are various forms of punishment imposed on the defendant as per the Criminal Law§ 3-303of the first degree, including imprisonment that does not exceed life (Okin, 2020). Additionally, the defendant can serve more than 25 years of detention without the parole possibility if the victim and the defendant are 13 years old and 18 years, respectively. However, rape judgment, according to the Criminal Law § 3-304 of the second degree, is serving imprisonment for a maximum of 20 years and a minimum of 15 years if the defendant is 18 years old.
Sexual offense
The sexual offense is the next activity criminalized by the Maryland statutory firms. The crime involves the defendant engaging in a sexual act without the consent of the victim by employing dangerous weapons to suffocate, strangle, and inflict physical injuries on the victim while committing the offense. According to various criminal law codes, there are four degrees of judgments against the defendant committing a sexual crime, including § 3-307 in the third degree, whereby the defendant can serve a maximum of 10 years of imprisonment (Baldwin, 2020). The defendants are subject to misdemeanor judgment in the fourth degree according to the criminal statutory code § 3-308 involving imprisonment for a maximum of 1 year or a fine of $ 1000. However, if the defendant has the previous conviction on rape cases in the first and second degree, then the court shall impose four sex offensive punishments on the defendant, including three years of imprisonment.