Aggravated Offender Law and Legal Definition
Aggravated Offender is an offender who has been convicted more than once for an offence or who is convicted for more than one offence.
Example of a State Statute defining Aggravated offender.
According to § 577.023 R.S.Mo.
(1) An "aggravated offender" is a person who:
(a) Has pleaded guilty to or has been found guilty of three or more intoxication-related traffic offenses; or
(b) Has pleaded guilty to or has been found guilty of one or more intoxication-related traffic offense and, in addition, any of the following: involuntary manslaughter under subdivision (2) or (3) of subsection 1 of section 565.024, RSMo; murder in the second degree under section 565.021, RSMo, where the underlying felony is an intoxication-related traffic offense; or assault in the second degree under subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of section 565.060, RSMo; or assault of a law enforcement officer in the second degree under subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of section 565.082, RSMo.
