Section 14-102 - Sentencing for crimes with minimum and maximum penalties(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.