Misdemeanor

All over the United States, Immigrant detention locks up hundreds of thousands of immigrants every year. Like prison mates, each wall carefully designed to hold one back from their freedom. These immigrant detention is where thousands of illegal individuals awaits a ruling of deportation or not. These includes the thousands of Central Americans families seeking asylum. Asylum is the legal protection afforded by the United States government to a person who can demonstrate a fear of persecution…

“unlawful for any person who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” to transport, ship, receive, or possess any firearms which have been affected by or affects interstate commerce. - Castleman worries if violence is not necessary for a crime of domestic violence under the Lautenberg Amendment, a person will not have notice that they might lose their right to own a firearm if they plead guilty to a misdemeanor. How does this source support your topic?…

Sanctuary cities are becoming a huge problem in the United States. Not only does the crime rate go up, but the amount of illegal immigrants also goes up dramatically. The crimes committed by illegal immigrants could never have happened if they were not in the United States. Many criminals come from Mexico, and commit many crimes in the United States. Many of these crimes happen in sanctuary cities, which shows that many crimes that happen are from illegal immigrants. By removing many illegal…

American Civil LIberties Union to teach evolution, the theory that animals change over time based off surroundings; this theory states that humans descended from apes. This went against the butlers act and a Tennessee state law that made it a misdemeanor to teach any theory that opposed Creationism as taught by the bible. The theory of Creationism states that all life forms were created by a superior power. The court case was on July 10th, John Thomas Scopes was defended by Clarence Darrow…

Police Brutality The police have a mandate specified within the broad authority through which they perform their duties. Nonetheless, they have boundaries to the powers they have. Notably, the claims of police abuse or brutality arise in various circumstances. It happens when they go beyond the set limits of their authority and cause unnecessary injury to citizens. As a result, this essay describes multiple types of legal claims which arise from the brutality of the police. Police brutality has…

plea bargains and prosecutors tend to have factors to decide if the plea bargain is in the best interest or what’s the better plea bargain to make depending on the situation. The first example, a defendant might plead guilty to trespass and a misdemeanor vandalism charge instead of burglary charge because burglary carries felony charges. Second, if expressed by the prosecutor…

Before this assignment I had no idea that we had so many local judges, I was astonished by the number. There is a judge for every possible citation going from felonies to misdemeanors minor and major infractions. The amount of local judges outnumber the supreme judges by an exceptional amount. Prior to researching this I would have thought that we would have more judges at the federal level rather than the local level to manage the country’s court cases. However, now considering how many cases…

Cyber bullying is an epidemic that was not a problem until the 21st century. It occurs over electronic devices, like smart phones and computers. This problem often occurs over many social media websites and apps, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and countless others. But it still occurs in text messaging, e-mail, and any other form of chat messaging. Cyber bullies can harass their victims with embarrassing photos or videos, blackmail them, or say hurtful and nasty things. It causes a lot of…

involvement himself. Spears refused to provide a statement to police. Although he was not arrested at the time, Wilson has since been charged in Holmes County Municipal Court with a single count of unlawful restraint. If convicted of the third-degree misdemeanor, he faces up to 60 days in jail and a $500…

Piracy should not be allowed, due to the fact it’s using others hard work carelessly. People everyday dedicate their time and effort into projects that others could easily claim as theirs and take advantage of. Taking a stand against misdeeds such a piracy could prevent future misunderstandings. When people secure their property, it is more than likely to prevent fraud such as piracy. As technology continues to advance, it becomes easier for others to claim work as theirs without going through…