A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness,whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious. The term "felony" originated from English common law to describe an offense that resulted in the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods,to which additional punishments including capital punishment could be added;other crimes were called misdemeanors. Following conviction of a felony in a court of law,a person may be described as a felon or a convicted felon.
Felony petty theft is the colloquial term for a statute in the California Penal Code that makes it possible for a person who commits the crime of petty theft to be charged with a felony rather than a misdemeanor if the accused had previously been convicted of a theft-related crime at any time in the past. The technical name for the charge is petty theft with a prior.
Donne Trotter is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate,representing 16th district from 1993 to 2003 and the 17th district from 2003 to 2018. Previously,he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1988 through 1993.
Matt's Law is a California law that allows for felony prosecutions when serious injuries or deaths result from hazing rituals. The bill amended the California Education Code and California Penal Code to change charges for some hazing rituals from misdemeanors to felonies,and for the first time gave prosecutors the ability to seek hazing charges against nonstudents.
The Alaska political corruption probe refers to a 2003 to 2010 widespread investigation by the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice,the Federal Bureau of Investigation,and the Internal Revenue Service into political corruption of nine then-current or former Alaskan state lawmakers,as well as Republican US Representative Don Young and then-US Senator,Republican Ted Stevens. Sometimes referred to as "The Corrupt Bastards Club" or the "Operation Polar Pen",the investigation focused on the oil industry,fisheries and for-profit prison industries.
Wilson v. State,652 S.E. 2d 501,282 Ga. 520 (2007) was a Georgia court case brought about to appeal the aggravated child molestation conviction of Genarlow Wilson.
Dave Aronberg is the State Attorney for Palm Beach County,Florida and a former member of the Florida Senate. He was elected to the Senate in 2002 as its youngest member and served for eight years. He is a Democrat.
Ken Pruitt is an American politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate. A Republican,he represented the 28th District from 2000 to 2009,which included portions of Indian River,Martin,Okeechobee,Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1990 through 2000.
Clayton R. Luckie II was a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 39th District since his appointment in 2006 until his decision to withdraw from the race for re-election in 2012,culminating with his replacement in January 2013.
Nancy Skinner is an American politician and a member of the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represents California's 9th State Senate district,encompassing the East Bay.
Angela Corey is a former Florida State's Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court,which includes Duval,Nassau and Clay counties—including Jacksonville and the core of its metropolitan area. The first woman to hold the position,she was elected in 2008,and defeated on August 30,2016 by Melissa Nelson,the second ever woman to hold this position. Corey was catapulted into the national spotlight when on March 22,2012,Florida Governor Rick Scott announced that she would be the newly assigned State Attorney investigating the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals is one of two appellate courts in the Alabama judicial system. The court was established in 1969 when what had been one unitary state Court of Appeals was broken into a criminal appeals court and a civil appeals court. The unitary Court of Appeals had been operative since 1911. The Court of Criminal Appeals is the linear descendant of the unitary Court of Appeals as its predecessor judges were automatically assigned to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 1969. At that time the court only had three judges,but that was changed to five in 1971. The court is housed in the Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building in downtown Montgomery,Alabama.
Scott Anthony Surovell is an American politician serving as a member of the Virginia Senate,representing the 36th district,which encompasses portions of Fairfax,Prince William and Stafford counties,roughly following U.S. Route 1. He previously represented the 44th district in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Charles Patrick White is the former Republican Indiana Secretary of State,having been first elected to the statewide executive position in November 2010. Prior to that,he served as Chairman of the Hamilton County Republican Party and as a member of the town council of Fishers,a northern suburb of Indianapolis.
On the night of February 26,2012,in Sanford,Florida,United States,George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin,a 17-year-old African-American boy. Zimmerman,a 28-year-old man of mixed race,was the neighborhood watch coordinator for his gated community where Martin was visiting his relatives at the time of the shooting. Zimmerman shot Martin,who was unarmed,during a physical altercation between the two. Zimmerman,injured during the encounter,told police he shot Martin in self-defense.
Expungement in the United States is a process which varies across jurisdictions. Many states allow for criminal records to be sealed or expunged,although laws vary by state. Some states do not permit expungement,or allow expungement under very limited circumstances. In general,once sealed or expunged,all records of an arrest and of any subsequent court proceedings are removed from the public record,and the individual may legally deny or fail to acknowledge ever having been arrested for or charged with any crime which has been expunged.
Randolph Bracy III is an American politician who is a member of the Florida Senate from the 11th district. Bracy's district includes parts of central and northwest Orange County. Bracy is the first African American to serve as Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee. As a member of the State Senate,Bracy pushed for the establishment of Juneteenth as a state holiday.
Cannabis in Alabama is illegal for recreational use. First-time possession of personal amounts is a misdemeanor,punishable by up to a year in prison,a fine of up to $6000,and a mandatory six months driver's license suspension. Repeat offenses and possession with intent to sell are felonies.
Florida Amendment 4,also the Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative,is an amendment to the Constitution of Florida passed by ballot initiative on November 6,2018,as part of the 2018 Florida elections. The proposition restored the voting rights of Floridians with felony convictions after they complete all terms of their sentence including parole or probation. The amendment does not apply to Floridians convicted of murder or sexual offenses.
Tony Luetkemeyer is an attorney and the state senator for the 34th Senatorial District of the Missouri Senate,representing Buchanan and Platte Counties in Northwest Missouri. He is a member of the Republican Party.
