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High Court Rejects Double Jeopardy Claim in Tribal Justice

The Crime Report

Gorsuch drew a comparison between the federally funded and administered CFR courts and the courts of Puerto Rico. “If Current sentencing restrictions are why we see misdemeanor level sentences for violent crimes, like the 140 day sentence Denezpi was originally handed down for his assault charges.

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Houston Man Arrested As Police Continue Search For Missing Tiger

JonathanTurley

The punishment is a misdemeanor charge and fines of $500 to $2,000. For a misdemeanor, the maximum penalty is $10,000 and/or up to one-year imprisonment. This was the issue in Woods-Leber v Hyatt Hotels of Puerto Rico (1997), Hyatt was found not to be strictly liable for an attack on its grounds by a rabid mongoose on a guest.

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