convicted of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute in the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth. Moore was originally being stopped for operating a vehicle while having a suspended driver’s license. This would have only been a Class 1 misdemeanor. While being searched the officers found sixteen grams of crack cocaine and five hundred and sixteen dollars. The Circuit Court of Portsmouth denied the motion to suppress the drug evidence and found Moore guilty. He was given a five year prison
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Drunk driving has a tremendous effect on the lives of people. The effect of drunk driving can influence the lives of those drinking the family of the victim and even an entire community. If someone drinks and drives with blood alcohol levels of eight hundredths of a gram or .08 grams and above or the point at which a person is legally drunk they are at least 6 times more likely to get involved in an accident than if you were to drive under the same circumstances while you were sober. On average one
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In the murder of Uma Opee Mr. Dents is found guilty in the following elements. The elements are Homicide‚ assault of a police officer‚ kidnapping‚ burglary and crimes related to drugs. The facts that lead to homicide are Uma Opee was stabbed 13 times and the skin particles under the victims nails matched the DNA to Stu Dents. The facts of assault on a police officer was when he punched Officer T. Chur in the face and screamed "Alien". Kidnapping facts are Mr. Dents used rope to tie the victim and
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guilty of animal abuse if the person intentionally injures‚ maims‚ disfigures‚ or destroys an animal owned by another person‚ in any manner‚ including intentionally poisoning the animal. A person guilty of animal abuse is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/2003/717B/3.html 1. A person who impounds or confines‚ in any place‚ an animal is guilty of animal neglect‚ if the person does any of the following: fails to supply the animal during confinement with a sufficient
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for minor offenses‚ including littering‚ drinking in public‚ and other petty crimes‚ if they forget to attend their court date‚ the end result is being arrested and charged (Editorial Board‚ 2017). New Yorkers are being penalized for non-violent misdemeanors and treated like criminals‚
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assault‚ for which the punishment on conviction is imprisonment at least a year‚ usually in a state or federal penitentiary. Misdemeanors are less serious crimes‚ such as simple assault‚ driving while intoxicated‚ and trespassing‚ for which punishment on conviction could be a term of incarceration of less than a year‚ usually in a local jail. Traffic infractions and petty misdemeanors include minor moving violations‚ parking violations and littering. They’re usually just punished by
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plantation? 3. Why were Peter‚ Isaac‚ Rick‚ and Jake envied by the other slaves? 4. Name the two farms nearest to the home plantation. 5. Which of the two farms was the seat of government for the 20 farms? 6. If a slave was convicted of a high misdemeanor‚ what was his/her punishment? 7. What other things happened at this farm? 8. Name the overseer of this farm. 9. Why is his name ironic? 10. What kind of overseer was Mr. Hopkins? 11. What name did the slaves give the home plantation? 12. Why
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Substantive criminal law has the authority to decide whether a crime is categorized as a felony‚ a misdemeanor‚ or a violation. In the United States‚ felonies are considered serious acts against people or property that constitutes imprisonment in a state or federal prison. Felony offenders also forfeit some of their constitutional rights‚ such as the right to vote and the right to bear arms. Misdemeanors are
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be grounds for a lawsuit ii. tort law deals with conduct that leads to injuries not considered acceptable by societal standards · know felony and misdeamonor i. felony is a serious criminal offense generally punishable by more tha a year ii. misdemeanor less serious crime puinishable under a year · what is a court room group i. Lawyers‚judges‚clerks‚judge‚public defenders etc · What is a consent degree? i. a judgement by consent of the parties to a lawsuit where the defendamt agrees to stop
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selling the property that didn’t belong to him‚ involve in a trade of selling stolen property. Jimmy sentence will be determined by the amount of tools he had stolen. Once the amount is determined that will decide if Jimmy will be charged with a misdemeanor or a
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