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misdemeanor

noun as in criminal offense

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While Gaulden will not face prison time in Utah, his four felony charges were reduced to Class A misdemeanors and he was ordered to pay a $25,000 fine, according to KTVX-TV.

Carrillo pleaded guilty in July to depriving a person’s rights under the color of law, a misdemeanor, as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.

Friday and booked on a misdemeanor charge, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Hochman’s agenda includes a return to seeking the death penalty, an increase in the prosecution of low-level misdemeanors and using sentencing enhancements to seek long prison terms in cases that involve guns or gangs.

The Senate found that he did not reach the standard of committing "high crimes and misdemeanors" and dismissed the charges.

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