The Crime Report

JANUARY 18, 2022

The “reasonable time” permitted under many state statutes can quickly stretch into months, as in the case of Jessica Jauch, a resident of Choctaw County in Mississippi. A Mississippi grand jury indicted Jauch on felony drug charges, issuing a warrant for her arrest that ultimately ended in her incarceration.

Attorney 145

Attorney Court Felony Legal 145

Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 3, 2022

For this action to be effective, the Senate would need to also vote on this bill to take the drug off Schedule I, which currently makes its possession and distribution (and the use of radio to promote it), a federal felony. Then the President would have to sign the bill.

Construction 108

Construction Felony Statute Technology 108

SCOTUSBlog

MAY 24, 2023

The Mississippi Constitution denies the vote to any person “convicted of murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement or bigamy.” Department of Justice “precleared” Mississippi’s provision to permit it to enter effect. That brings us to Harness v.

Immigration 103

Immigration Court Felony Statute 103

JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A reasonable conclusion to draw from these textual features is that an affirmative act of government is required to restore what the government has taken away by its affirmative decision to prosecute and convict a person of a felony. This latest ruling is part of a wave of legislation and litigation surrounding felony disenfranchisement.

Felony 194

Felony Laws Court Statute 194