Chief Judge Judith Kaye recognized the benefits of substances abuse treatment she ask that drug court be implemented in every jurisdiction in New York State . As of October 2009‚ Criminal Procedure Law‚ Article 216: A new law that authorizes eligible felony offender into the Judicial Diversion
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Typically classified as a felony or a misdemeanor: Felony- A serious crimes such as murder‚ sexual assault and involve significant moral culpability on the offender’s part. These are punishable by lengthy prison sentences‚ fines‚ loss of voting rights‚ revoking of professional licenses. Misdemeanor- A lesser offense such as disorderly conduct or battery resulting in minor physical harm to the victim. These usually involve much less moral culpability by the offender than those of felony offenses. Punishable
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13-3620(O)‚ (P) A person who violates this section requiring the reporting of child abuse or neglect is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor‚ except if the failure to report involves a reportable offense‚ in which case the person is guilty of a Class 6 felony. A ’reportable offense’ means any of the following: • Any offense listed in chapters 14 and 35.1 of this title or § 13-3506.01 • Surreptitious photographing‚ videotaping‚ filming‚ or digitally recording or viewing a minor pursuant to § 13-3019 • Child
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This bill was proposed to give a longer sentence to anyone commiting a forcible felony against a pregnant woman and has a minimun of 2 years if this crime is commited. Their must be proof that the assaulter had knowledge of the pregnancy and there is no minimun on what term the woman can be in that I’ve seen. I believe that this bill came up and actually got proposed because of an issue of people commiting forcible felonies against pregnant woman and harming them causing the lose of their child.
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Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Volume 29 Issue 5 January-February Article 2 Winter 1939 Concept of Mens Rea in the Criminal Law Eugene J. Chesney Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/jclc Part of the Criminal Law Commons‚ Criminology Commons‚ and the Criminology and Criminal Justice Commons Recommended Citation Eugene J. Chesney‚ Concept of Mens Rea in the Criminal Law‚ 29 Am. Inst. Crim. L. & Criminology 627 (1938-1939)
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Education v. Loudermill‚ 470 U.S. 532 (1985) Facts: Loudermill was hired by the Cleveland School District as a security guard. The application for the position asked about felony convictions‚ in which Loudermill answered that he did not have a felony conviction. The school district later determined that Loudermill had a felony conviction for grand larceny. Loudermill was already employed‚ so he was terminated for falsifying his application. Loudermill was not afforded the opportunity to provide evidence
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Political Science 1010 20 November 2013 Should felons be allowed to vote? As a college student who does not have a felony on their record and is not familiar with the extremities of the justice system and voting laws I have taken is upon myself to do some reasearch on the positive and negatives of having voting rights. I have also taken into consideration many other peoples point of views from the internet and from this I have formed the opinion that felons should in fact have the right
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Compare the three models of the criminal justice process (the Wedding Cake‚ the Funnel and the Net Models) The criminal justice process is very complex process and varies from state to state. Three models of the criminal justice process as discussed and reviewed in chapter 9 of out textbook are the funnel‚ wedding and net. (Meyer‚ Grant 2003) In this essay I will compare these three models of the criminal justice process and give my opinion on which model I think best describes the criminal justice
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and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas‚ and Offences against the Law of Nations”. This law refers to taking a stolen aircraft or vehicle through the interstate or foreign commerce‚ which congress regulates‚ and it is also a felony because it is an offense against the law of nations and it is an air piracy. 2 “Every person who has made any contract or engaged in any combination or conspiracy hereby declared to be illegal shall be deemed guilty of a felony…” Congress does not have
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Print page 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS Abduction ................................................................................................71‚72 By Relative.........................................................................................380-384 See Kidnapping Abuse‚ Animal ...............................................................................................326-330‚ 333-335 Abuse‚ Child ..................................................................................
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