misdemeanor
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The four bills would turn some misdemeanor offenses into felonies, increase the time of license suspensions for some offenders, and make it possible for repeat DUI drivers to face more serious charges, including murder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
But Keno runs instinctively: An ungrateful graduate of the foster-care system, he’s lived mostly on the streets and avoids trouble, except for all those misdemeanor violations Riley knows about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Prosecutors had been considering a misdemeanor charge against Abbott under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and a separate count for allegedly misleading the government, the Journal reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Robson was booked Monday evening and charged with one misdemeanor count of trespassing and refusing to leave private property, according to court records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
In Lake Charles, Louisiana, the public defender office has only two investigators for the 2,500 new felony cases and 4,000 new misdemeanor cases assigned to the office each year.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
The eight men charged with misdemeanors have hearings scheduled for Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
He will then be able to petition to reduce the felonies to misdemeanors and seek dismissal of the charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
In addition to Hearn, the government charged three other people—Cameron Thiers, Sophie Dennison-Gibby and Justin Carreno—with misdemeanors for allegedly damaging the reflecting pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Pirro vowed to hold to account anyone who damages national monuments and said her office is reviewing about a half-dozen other cases which will be misdemeanors or violations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
No crime of commission was ever attributed to him, and his crimes of omission were only misdemeanors.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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The Constitution of the United States
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