Luis Ramirez's attorney tells Kibre that he'll plead to second degree manslaughter if she recommends a sentence of 1-3 years in prison. Kibre counters with a sentence of 3-9 years. However neither of those sentences is possible with second degree manslaughter, it is a violent class C felony. New York law mandates that someone guilty of a violent class C felony spend a minimum of 3-1/2 years in prison, no less. The maximum sentence allowed for a class C felony is 15 years in prison.