Misdemeanor

When looking at any town’s municipal code, there is likely to be a section on misdemeanors. Looking a little further, there will be an offense listed in there under indecent exposure. Indecent exposure is anyone who is over the age of 17 and intentionally displays oneself or a body part to the public. The displayed portion is viewed as against the normal and acceptable standards of behavior to the community. Indecent exposure can come in a variety of forms with the common forms being public…

The first case viewed was a defendant accused of 6 counts of obtaining property by false pretenses. The case went very quick and I didn’t really understand what was happening. I was distracted by the young lady from earlier who re-appeared and sat down right in front of me. She turned around and asked what we were going to school for. I mentioned Social work and she just looked at me and then turned back around. I was not able to really get an understanding from the first case due to being…

In the late 1950’s and throughout the 1960’s sentencing for misdemeanor or non-violent felonies where at the hands of the judges. This allowed a certain amount of controlled flexibility in how they sentenced. They came up with some very constructive ways of dealing with what they perceived as a possible and potential long term problem individual. The sentencing sometimes took on a geopolitical form by offering the individual to be sentenced, the potential problem child, to a two-year stint in…

offense and $500-150,000 fine and/or 15 days to 10 years in prison. The first thing to know is felonies and misdemeanors. Felonies are the most severe type of crime and is punishable by a consequential fine and a prison sentence in excess of one year. Misdemeanors are a lesser crime and is punishable by consequential fines and jail time. The maximum penalty for a class C misdemeanor…

Local and county level jails are short-term facilities that hold a varying array of offenders. These offenders include those awaiting trial, mental ill waiting for housing at a health facility, state and federal prisoners, and persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes. Jails also house male, female, adult, juvenile and even witnesses to crimes. (Fagan 228) Jails are meant as a temporary…

Petitioner Carter for violating AHR Section 1 for burning an effigy of Bridges, and AHR Section 2 for his words at the rally and organizing the picketing of Paradise Found. Carter appealed the decision of the trial court that found him guilty of two misdemeanor charges. The state found that the AHRs are constitutional and were constitutionally applied to Carter. Carter has decidedly appealed the charges where a trial court found him guilty on both counts, believing that the AHRs are…

the type of crime or crimes that the offender is convicted of. Someone that is sentenced to jail will only serve up to a year or is awaiting their trial date (Danahy, 2017). A person that is sentenced to jail has been convicted of misdemeanor charges. Misdemeanor charges are charges that are minor offenses of the law and usually are non-violent in nature. Some examples of offenses that people get sentenced to jail are check fraud, disorderly conduct, breaking and entering, and filing a false…

Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction: This court is in the lowest level of the judicial system. These courts are only authorized to hear specified types of cases such as marriage, divorce, alimony, adoption, emancipation, juvenile offenses, misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims, inheritance, and estate settlements. This type of court goes by different names such as Justice of the Peace Courts, Municipal Courts, Constitutional County Courts, County Courts at Law, and Statutory Probate…

What does it mean to be human? This is a question that has been fiercely and extensively debated over the years. Philosophers, scientist, preachers, among many others have all questioned what constitutes humanity. It can be argued that nearly every person has at least once in their life debated this question with another human. But what makes them human? Is it their ability to argue? What they wear and how they look? Maybe being human is defined by where you come from? All these questions…

Under Iraqi penal code, article30, which states: “This is the initiation of an act with intent to commit a felony or misdemeanor which is prevented or frustrated for reasons unrelated to the intentions of the offender. An attempt to commit an offence is considered to include all acts that are impossible to carry out. And which are attempted with intent to commit a felony or misdemeanor whether or not it is for a reason relating to the object of the offence or to the means by which it committed…