condition for schizophrenia was being managed and he was holding down a job and support his mother. Second‚ Jake knew what he was doing wrong by asking the child to keep it a secret. Third‚ he gave the pictures to other people. Lastly‚ Jake had a prior misdemeanor and a prior felony. Jake although not convicted of child pornography charges did in fact commit an illegal act in this regard. Child pornography is defined by HG.org‚ in
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facilities as jail time may have been suspended as a condition of a plea bargain. For a guilty defendant‚ the advantages to a plea bargain are clear; either reduced charges or a reduced sentence. Sometimes a plea deal can reduce a felony charge to a misdemeanor‚ but thats only a advantage to the defendant. Many plea deals have resulted in a reduction of sentence for the defendant. One gain in the plea bargain system is the fact that the judge in the case does not have to accept it. The prosecution can
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arrested. In some jurisdictions‚ the case is presented to the prosecutor‚ before charges are placed‚ for review. After the suspect has been arrested he or she will be brought before a lower court for their initial appearance and/or a pretrial. Misdemeanor offenses are resolved with an immediate pretrial without a jury or by entering a plea of guilty. In felony cases‚ a hearing will be held
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regarding the ballot measure. One of the central arguments against of the Proposition 47‚ initiated by Californians Against Proposition 47‚ suggested that a proposal will “reclassify a wide range of [serious and violent] crimes from felonies to misdemeanors and would result in the resentencing and release of thousands
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Should the cultivation‚ distribution‚ and sell of marijuana be legalized in the economically struggling desert town‚ Desert Hot Springs? The legalization of marijuana is an argument that has plagued the nation for decades. A fast-growing‚ easy cultivating plant that has been around since 500 BC‚ marijuana has been used as an herbal remedy‚ food‚ and to make rope‚ clothing‚ paper‚ etc. Medical marijuana became popular in the 19th century‚ when an Irish doctor discovered that cannabis extracts could
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Since the day that Casey Anthony was acquitted of all felony charges people everywhere have been asking themselves‚ “What went wrong?’’. How could it be that this women‚ whom everyone was sure had murdered her child‚ walked away with only 4 misdemeanors? All of which were of making a false statement to law enforcement. Our justice system says that the innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Unfortunately because of that justice system there is no justice for Caylee Anthony. I believe
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maliciously kill‚ maim or wound any horse‚ ox or other cattle‚ or any sheep‚ belonging to another‚ or shall maliciously and cruelly beat or torture any such animal‚ whether belonging to himself or another‚ shall‚ upon conviction‚ be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor.” This law was more about the protection of people’s property‚ were not heavily enforced‚ and involved minima punishment; but it was a step in the right
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In the United States there are three branches of government which includes: the executive‚ legislative and judicial. All three branches have a distinct and critical function in the role of the government. They were created in Articles 1 legislative‚ 2 executive and 3 judicial of the United States Constitution ( Trethan‚ 2012). The executive branch is headed by the President‚ and he makes laws official. It is the duty of the President to run the federal government; also the executive power is his
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out with his friends. At the age of seventeen‚ Kyle began hanging with the “druggie” crowd. One day when he was hanging out with the “druggie” crowd‚ a police pulled them over and arrested them for drug possession. Kyle received a first-degree misdemeanor charge‚ attended a rehab and drug education program‚ and attended a community service program for six months. He had to drop out of high school and finish when his rehab and community service programs were over. When I noticed that Kyle’s grades
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The planned parenthood action fund is a non-profit organization that provide both men and women with sexual health care‚ education and information. Margaret Sanger opened the first birth-control clinic in the U.S. She founded the American Birth Control League in 1921‚ which changed its name to "Planned Parenthood" in 1942. Planned Parenthood reports that it consists of approximately 174 affiliates and 700 health clinics in the United States and aboard. The origins of Planned Parenthood date to October
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