Misdemeanor

created a wedding cake model as a metaphor with four layers with first layer being the worst types of crimes such as celebrated cases and followed by lesser crimes such as more serious felonies for level 2, less serious felonies for level 3, and misdemeanors on the bottom layer. Not all cases are equal or counted/treated in the same way because some crimes committed are worse than others. Depending on the officials in law handling the different crimes, the outcome can be varied because…

House Bill 94, titled “Tether animal outdoors-prohibit under specified circumstances” seeks to amend section 959.99 and to enact section 959.133 of the Ohio Revised code and place restrictions on animal tethering circumstances, with misdemeanor penalties set in place if they are broken. The bill places restrictions on the amount of time an animal can be tethered--no more than six hours in a twenty-four hour period, and for no more than two hours without one hour in between [bill]. These…

evidence provided past history of behavior - the case would legally be court ordered as dismissed-diverted. Your chances of being granted an expungement increases with this conclusion. There are two Diversion programs in Kentucky; one for misdemeanors and one for felonies. The statutes guide the felony program to Class D and non-violent offenders. The state’s prosecutor of federal crimes known as the Commonwealth’s Attorney must agree. Next, the Probation Department needs to conduct a…

in the prisons which leaves few staffs to handle the prisoners. The policy will also lead to reduction of jail terms to minimum sentences. “If a formal charge is filed by the prosecutor, it still can be reduced to a less serious felony or to a misdemeanor during plea bargaining” (Samuel, Cassia and Miriam 2011). This will help reduce the over population in the prisons. For example some drug offenders are sentenced to many years leading to overpopulation. It will lead to this drug offenders being…

Syllabus: A statute in the state Kansas make it a misdemeanor for any person participating in “debt adjusting”, with an exception to the practice of law. This statute does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause since states have the power to enact what they consider injurious practices in commercial and business affairs. The statute is valid as long as the laws do not conflict with specific constitutional rulings and federal law. Procedural History: This case was filed by…

Would I consider a career as a correctional officer? I have had many offers to become a correctional officer, but I have chose not chosen to become one. The main reason for me not becoming a correctional officers, is that I do not want to be locked up. Then not only locked up, but with inmates for 8 to 12 hours a day. I just do not see that as something I would be happy doing. The minimum qualifications you must meet first to work in a Houston facility are as follows. U.S. Citizen; Either by…

Crime and Punishment in America through the Years Crime and punishment in the United States of America has changed through the years’ time and time again. Presidents through time, as well as the American population, have been the cause for all the “see-sawing” between crime and punishment. Most of the recent back and forth comes from the human interpretation of what a “cruel and unusual punishment” is, and from the questions of justification for the state taking a life. These questions date…

The Broken Windows Theory, first introduced in 1982, asserts that disorder and crime are connected and that disorder can negatively impact society, leading to a high incidence rate of crimes, both misdemeanors and felonies. Through order-maintenance policing, disorder can be controlled, creating a safe and orderly atmosphere, instilling trust between law enforcement and civilians, and the crime rate can be maintained at a low rate. While there is evidence that correlation between Broken Windows…

Assignment Two: State Court Survey In Arizona, the majority of cities and towns have a municipal court which is sometimes also called city or magistrate court. This court hears misdemeanor and petty offense violations within their town or city. City or town magistrates preside over some criminal and civil traffic cases. Criminal traffic cases with no serious injuries and civil traffic cases that involve violations of city ordinances. They have the ability to issue Orders of Protection and…

What are the six general categories of criminal law violations? Describe each, and rank the categories in terms of seriousness. Then list and describe the eight general features of crime. What are the “three conjoined principles” that comprise the legal essence of the concept of crime? The six general categories of criminal law violations range from the treason to simple offenses such as a parking ticket. In the following report, I will attempt to explain the different categories of criminal…