Felony

passenger who severely injured and remains in critical condition. Both Karen and her daughter were treated with only minor injuries (“Felony Charges in Distracted”). A family is now broken, all because you took a glance at that distracting little screen. Even though most people think a text message takes just seconds to reply, texting and driving should become a felony because multi-tasking…

possession of MDMA is dependant on how much you have on your person. For less than a gram, it is considered a State Jail Felony and has jail time of 180 days to two years or/and $10,000 fine. Between 1 gram and 4 grams, it is considered a Third Degree Felony, with jail time of 2 years to 10 years and/or $10,000 fine. Between 4 grams and 400 grams, it is considered a Second Degree Felony, with jail time between 2 years and 20 years and/or $10,000 fine. Over 400 grams is punishable between 5…

must be Mens Rea, mental intent required to carry out crime, as well as Actus Reus, the physical act itself. Driver 1 is guilty of Unlawful Appropriation and Larceny from the person. Driver 2 is guilty of Assault with intent to commit specified felonies, Unlawful Appropriation, and Larceny from the person. The owner is guilty of Forgery and Counterfeiting. Forgery and Counterfeiting requires a, “person who shall falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit, or procure to be falsely made,…

Garner case found that laws that authorize police use lethal force to apprehend fleeing, non-violent felony suspects was a violation of the Fourth Amendment. Before this case made this ruling there were may use of force policies that aloud a lot more things to constitute the use of lethal force. There was once an extreme policy that was called the Any-Felony Rule. This policy authorized police to use deadly force to apprehend a felon or prevent any felon. There for if a person…

Also if they have registered as a violent sexual offender or violent juvenile offender outlined in the Tennessee Code Annotated 40-39-202, it is a Class E felony. A Class E Felony is a sentence up to six years, but no less than one year in a state facility. It also carries a maximum fine of three thousand dollars (Tennessee Felony, 2015). T.C.A 39-17-315 then goes on to outline the criteria for being charged with aggravated stalking. The requirements began with a person already fitting the…

Felony voting: Unjust or rightful justice The limit put on all felons alike is an unjust systematic issue from the core and the question is why should their rights under the fifteenth amendment be taken away based on such a perplex situation. Many claim that taking voting rights from felons is simply the rightful punishment that should be put on ex-prisoners for the fact that they have priorly demonstrated not only dishonesty but also irresponsibility within their character when committing…

force or an assault is illegal in Arkansas and prosecuted as forcible rape. Penalties vary according to the conviction, but may include fines, prison time, and being required to register as a sex offender (Steiner, n.d.). In Arkansas Rape is a Class Y felony and is punishable by imprisonment for 10-40 years or by life in prison. Rape is a serious type of sexual assault and is defined as non-consensual sexual intercourse committed by physical force, threat of force, or by some other form of…

sentence of twenty-five years to life for three-time great offenders who had multiple priors of violent felony convictions. This law had longer prison sentences for certain repeat offenders and required sentence intensifications for convicted felons who had previously committed violent felonies. However, the Three Strikes law offered repeat offenders twenty-five years to life for nonviolent felonies, which raised concerns about the Constitution’s Eight Amendment protection against cruel and…

like the California Three Strikes Law. Enacted in 1994, the law was aimed at deterring repeat offenders. It requires that a defendant convicted of any new felony, and having committed a more serious felony in the past be sentenced to state prison for twice term that’s normally given for such offence. And if the defendant had committed any felony with two or more prior strikes, they were to be sentenced to 25 years to life imprisonment. The law was enacted after the tragic deaths of Diane…

Juveniles who break the law should be counted as adults depending on what crime they do. Juveniles need to take responsibility if they are going to do big crimes and are going to be tried as adults. Too many kids are doing crimes and getting away with it with a slap on the wrist basically. In Canada if a person is arrested and sent to jail under the age of 18, that person will get out of jail at the age of 25. It is a law that if you are sent to jail at the age of 18 they cannot give juveniles a…