2023 Felony Misdemeanor 
JURIST
APRIL 19, 2024
The first offense constitutes a misdemeanor, carrying penalties of up to one year in the county jail, a fine not exceeding $500 or both. ” The Oklahoma bill largely mimics a similar immigration bill from the Texas Legislature, which was signed into law in December 2023 and has since been embroiled in legal challenges.
The Crime Report
MAY 8, 2023
Williams’ office was able to convict Devion Taylor for the double homicide but according to the Metropolitan Crime Commission, out of the 343 violent felony cases that the DA’s office received from January 1, 2023, until April 15, 2023, only 7 percent resulted in guilty as charged convictions.
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The Crime Report
JANUARY 10, 2023
Washington’s Supreme Court declared Washington’s felony drug possession statute unconstitutional in 2021 because it made possession a felony, whether someone was aware of the drugs being on them or not. Lawmakers responded to the ruling by temporarily making drug possession a simple misdemeanor.
The Crime Report
JULY 16, 2021
Illinois legal classifications range from Class 4 felonies to Class X felonies and can carry sentences from probation for up to 30 months to a prison sentence of up to 30 years. The majority of those convicted and sentenced to prison for felony firearm possession have not been convicted of a prior violent crime.
The Crime Report
JUNE 14, 2023
Foehner has been charged with seven felony counts under state law and one misdemeanor under New York City administrative law. His top charge is for felony possession of a weapon in the first degree , under a specific portion of New York State law addressing the possession of ten or more firearms.
Broadcast Law Blog
APRIL 16, 2023
The FCC has requested comments on NAB’s petition asking the Commission to grant a two-year extension of the May 26, 2023 deadline by which broadcasters must comply with Section 79.2(b)(2)(ii) The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued a Revocation Order revoking the license of an FM station in Pennsylvania.
At the Lectern
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Superior Court (Mitchell) , the Supreme Court yesterday held that a superior court exceeded its jurisdiction in reducing a charged felony to a misdemeanor after a preliminary hearing and before sentencing. Superior Court (Mitchell) (2023) 94 Cal.App.5th In People v. 5th 595, 599.)
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