If the second or third felony is such that, upon a first conviction, the offender would be punishable by imprisonment for any term less than his or her natural life, then such person must be sentenced to imprisonment for an indeterminate term, the minimum of which shall be not less than one-half of the longest term prescribed upon a first conviction, and the maximum of which shall be not longer than twice such longest term; provided, however, that the minimum sentence imposed hereunder upon such second or third felony offender shall in no case be less than five years; except that where the maximum punishment for a second or third felony offender hereunder is five years or less, the minimum sentence must be not less than two years.From the information provided above, it can be validly concluded that a person who has a second felony conviction shall receive as a sentence for that second felony an indeterminate term

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If the second or third felony is such that, upon a first conviction, the offender would be punishable by imprisonment for any term less than his or her natural life, then such person must be sentenced to imprisonment for an indeterminate term, the minimum of which shall be not less than one-half of the longest term prescribed upon a first conviction, and the maximum of which shall be not longer than twice such longest term; provided, however, that the minimum sentence imposed hereunder upon such second or third felony offender shall in no case be less than five years; except that where the maximum punishment for a second or third felony offender hereunder is five years or less, the minimum sentence must be not less than two years.<br>From the information provided above, it can be validly concluded that a person who has a second felony conviction shall receive as a sentence for that second felony an indeterminate term