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    As many of us already know, after receiving a felony there are very few jobs that will be generous enough to hire you. These jobs are often very low paying jobs such as fast-food restaurants, factory workers, etc. Which makes it almost impossible to provide for yourself let alone a family. Unfortunately…

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    State V. Rallia The following is the facts, legal research and charge recommendation for case against twenty-five year old, Bill Rallia. The following charges are recommended: Conspiracy for attempted armed robbery, carrying of a concealed weapon, attempt of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, and second degree murder. In the case against Thomas the following charges are recommended: unlawful possession of a controlled substance, possession with intent to sell, maintaining a drug…

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    A felon is “a person who has been convicted of a felony.” (dictionary.com). and success is “the accomplishment of an aim/purpose.” (dictionary.com). This is because he was basically arrested for carjacking, convicted of 6 felony charges and he soon earned both a GED and a high school diploma in prison earlier. Betts wrote, “I knew when I went before the judge he’d talked to me like I didn’t…

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    the law and one next to it can have barely any laws at all. If there were federal laws they might be hard to pass and to enforce. It would help suppress the inflow of people starting to do it if they knew the consequences. 41 states plus D.C have felony provisions for animal cruelty. Out of all of the state in the U.S. two stand out the one with the worst abuse laws and the one with the best. Kentucky has the worst laws. That could be because of all the vast amount of country they have and how…

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    commit felonies should be charged as adults do to this case. While some people believe that teens who commit felonies shouldn’t be charged as adults because they should be able to learn from their mistake and make better life choices , rather than teens who commit felonies should be charged as adults because they cannot make up for their mistake and they do not know what there are doing , most of them don’t know but some of them do . No, teens shouldn’t be charged because it is a felony that…

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    In similar words John Irwin, a jail’s primary purpose is to receive and hold persons who are offensive. Furthermore, Michelle Alexander states in the very beginning of chapter two that the prisons and jails are meant to hold people as the law enforcement’s main goal is to keep the streets clean and safe. Both writers are aware that these allegations are not the case in reality. Both authors did very well on their part about explaining who gets arrested and why, with of course having a few…

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    Belanger v. Swift Transportation Belanger v. Swift Transportation talks about how the public policy is certainly followed under the “Forbidden Five”. The forbidden five rule indicating that there are five fractions that can lead to immediate termination of its drivers. The information obtained from the “Data Website” in this case by Belanger appears too seen as if to be presenting free and local to the public by the U.S government. Belanger obtained information from a Government operated website…

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    concealed carry licence and not just anyone can get one. First you must be 21 years of age, you must be fingerprinted which will then lead to an extensive background check. Anything that you have ever done wrong will send up a red flag. If you have a “felony convictions, some misdemeanor convictions, including charges that resulted in probation or deferred adjudication; certain pending criminal charges; chemical or alcohol dependency; certain types of psychological diagnoses, and protective or…

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    Proposition 47 is a ballot initiative which was passed by voters in the state of California on November 4, 2014. The Proposition will reduce certain drug possession felonies to misdemeanors but will not allow any offender to be instantly released. An offender must petition the court for resentencing by November 4, 2017, however not all offenders are eligible. The official website for the State of California details that those who “have previous convictions for sex offences including rape, child…

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    Angeles County golf course where he concealed and stole three golf clubs priced at $399 a piece. Aside from this incident, Ewing had several prior convictions, four of which were serious, violent, and/or felonious. In this case, Ewing was convicted of felony grand theft and sentenced to 25 years to life under California’s three-strike law. Procedural History: the California Court of Appeal and the Second Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s ruling. The State Supreme Court denied…

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