532.029 Persistent violent felony offender sentencing.
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(1)As used in this section, "violent felony" means a felony that would classify a person
as a violent offender under KRS 439.3401.
(2)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person convicted of a violent
felony who has previously been convicted of two
(2)separate violent felonies shall
be sentenced to:
(a)A term of imprisonment for life without benefit of probation or parole, if the
felony is not a capital offense; or
(b)Death, or a term of imprisonment for life without benefit of probation or
parole, if the felony is a capital offense.
(3)For the purpose of determining whether a person has two
(2)or more separate
violent felony convictions, two
(2)or more convictions for which the person served
concurrent or uninterrupted consecutive terms of imprisonment shall be deemed to
be only one
(1)conviction, unless one
(1)of the convictions was for an offense
committed while that person was imprisoned.