(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if a law sets a maximum and a minimum penalty for a crime, the court may impose instead of the minimum penalty a lesser penalty of the same character. (b) This section does not affect: (1) a maximum penalty fixed by law; or (2) the punishment for any crime for which the statute provides one and only one penalty.
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