To the extent that a tale is twice told, its final author must be suspect, although plagiarism in an oral tradition is less a misdemeanor than the standard modus dicendi.

Assault is typically treated as a misdemeanor and not as a felony ( unless it involves a law enforcement officer ).

In other jurisdictions, mutual consent is an incomplete defense, with the result that the misdemeanor is treated as a petty misdemeanor.

For example, in the U. S. states of California, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, barratry is a misdemeanor ; in Texas, a misdemeanor on the first conviction, but a felony on subsequent convictions.

* Revised Code of Washington 9. 12. 010: " Every person who brings on his or her own behalf, or instigates, incites, or encourages another to bring, any false suit at law or in equity in any court of this state, with intent thereby to distress or harass a defendant in the suit, or who serves or sends any paper or document purporting to be or resembling a judicial process, that is not in fact a judicial process, is guilty of a misdemeanor ; and in case the person offending is an attorney, he or she may, in addition thereto be disbarred from practicing law within this state.

In the United States, it is a criminal offense for a person to be drunk while driving a motorized vehicle, except in Wisconsin, where it is only a misdemeanor for the first offense.

Illegal use is considered a misdemeanor and subject to legal prosecution.

A felony is generally considered to be a crime of " high seriousness ", while a misdemeanor is not.

In the United States, where the felony / misdemeanor distinction is still widely applied, the federal government defines a felony as a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year.

If punishable by exactly one year or less, it is classified as a misdemeanor.

A misdemeanor ( also spelled misdemeanour ) is any " lesser " criminal act in some common law legal systems.

This is more common when the misdemeanor is related to the privilege in question ( such as the loss of a taxi driver's license after a conviction for reckless driving ), or when the misdemeanor involves moral turpitudeand in general is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Charges resulting from a breach of these laws may range from a relatively low-level misdemeanor such as " corruption of a minor ", to " statutory rape " ( which is considered equivalent to rape, both in severity and sentencing ).

In practice, possession or manufacture of cannabis products is considered to be a minor misdemeanor punishable by a minor fine ( normally in the range of 60-500 euros ).

This was considered a misdemeanor, by knowingly distributing obscene material.

Of course imputing the discovery of a past misdemeanor to the other side can be considered a " dirty trick " in its own right.

In most U. S. jurisdictions, the crime remains a misdemeanor unless a deadly weapon is involved or actual violence is committed, in which case it is usually considered a felony.

Jaywalking is commonly considered an infraction but in some jurisdictions it is a misdemeanor or requires a court appearance.

In most U. S. jurisdictions, the crime remains a misdemeanor unless a deadly weapon is involved or actual violence is committed, in which case it is usually considered a felony.

Special courts-martial are considered " federal misdemeanor courts " because they cannot impose confinement longer than one year.

Several commentators have suggested that Congress alone may decide for itself what constitutes a " high crime or misdemeanor ".

In the United States, the federal government generally considers a crime punishable with incarceration for one year or less to be a misdemeanor.

There are situations in which an offender is apprehended committing a felony yet the officer will charge the offender with an ordinance / misdemeanor rather than with the actual crime which will keep the case from being moved to a superior court.

Arizona made it a misdemeanor crime for an alien 14 years of age and older to be found without carrying these documents at all times.

More serious departures from social norms carry labels such as misbehavior and labels from the legal system, such as misdemeanor and crime.

It was later confirmed that Aldridge was just under two years older than Spears, which meant that he could be charged only with a misdemeanor under California law, since the crime is only charged as a felony if the two people having sex are at least three years apart in age.

The effect would be that the state could aggregate the value of the various items taken in determining whether the crime was a felony or misdemeanor.

Burglary is prosecuted as a felony or misdemeanor and involves trespassing and theft, entering a building or automobile, or remaining unlawfully with intent to commit any crime, not necessarily a theftfor example, vandalism.

Burglary is a felony, even when the intended crime is a misdemeanor, and the intent to commit the crime can occur when one " enters or remains unlawfully " in the building, expanding the common law definition.

A related offense, criminal trespass, covers unlawful entry to buildings or premises without the intent to commit a crime, and is a misdemeanor or, in the third degree, a violation.

On December 9, 2003, brothers Jeffrey A. and Michael A. Derderian, the two owners of The Station nightclub, and Daniel M. Biechele, Great White's former road manager, were charged with 200 counts of involuntary manslaughter — two per death, because they were indicted under two separate theories of the crime: criminal-negligence manslaughter ( resulting from a legal act in which the accused ignores the risks to others and someone is killed ) and misdemeanor manslaughter ( resulting from a petty crime that causes a death ).

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The Tenth Amendment is also an area of concern in-that the Lautenberg Amendment assumes federal control over a state issue, in this case a domestic violence misdemeanor, turning it into a federal felony crime regarding firearm and ammunition possession.

Drinan believed that Nixon's secret bombing of Cambodia was illegal, and as such, constituted a " high crime and misdemeanor ".

Felony petty theft is the colloquial term for a statute in the California Penal Code ( Section 666 ) 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.

California is the only state in which a misdemeanor crime can be made into a third strike.

The departments of a large State's Attorney's Office may include but are not limited to: felony, misdemeanor, domestic violence, traffic, juvenile, charging ( or case filing ), drug prosecution, forfeitures, civil affairs such as eminent domain, child advocacy, child support, victim assistance, appeals, career criminal prosecution, homicide, investigations, organized crime / gang, and administration.

Its seriousness as a crime, however, differs from state to state, ranging from a felony in Arkansas to a misdemeanor in Washington.

Many common law countries have now abolished the felony / misdemeanor distinction and replaced it with other distinctions such as between indictable offences and summary offences.

For example, the illegal manufacture, distribution or possession of controlled substances may be a felony, although possession of small amounts may be only a misdemeanor.

Additionally, driving while intoxicated in some states may be a misdemeanor if a first offense, but a felony on subsequent offenses.

In some jurisdictions, those who are convicted of a misdemeanor are known as misdemeanants ( as contrasted with those convicted of a felony who are known as felons ).

For example, a criminal defendant charged with a felony theft charge, the conviction of which would require imprisonment in state prison, may be offered the opportunity to plead guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge, which may not carry jail time.

As many crimes have very narrow sentencing bands, a prosecutor often has scope to propose whatever degree of " discounted " charges, or substitution of misdemeanor rather than felony charges, to whatever extent they believe would incentivise a defendant to make a guilty plea and accept a speedy conviction, regardless of actual guilt.

Grand theft is punishable by up to a year in jail or prison, and may be charged ( depending upon the circumstances ) as a misdemeanor or felony.

Typically, a private person can make an arrest when: ( 1 ) a misdemeanor amounting to a public nuisance is being committed ; or ( 2 ) a felony has been committed, and the arresting citizen has reasonable cause to believe that the person arrested committed it.

At common law, a police officer could arrest an individual if that individual committed a misdemeanor in the officer's presence or if the officer had probable cause to believe that the individual committed a felony.

The Baltimore County State's Attorney is responsible for prosecuting the felony, misdemeanor and juvenile cases occurring in the county.

Schwartz was originally convicted on three felony counts, with one reduced to a misdemeanor, but on February 1, 2007 his arrest and conviction records were sealed through an official expungement and he is legally no longer a felon.

For example, in many states there is no constitutional right to be indicted by a grand jury before facing a criminal prosecution for a felony or infamous misdemeanor.

* The county prosecuting attorney and his staff prosecute felony offenses, along with all misdemeanor, criminal and traffic offenses in violation of the Ohio Revised Code.

The sheriff was convicted at trial and was sentenced to 100 days in jail on each of four felony counts, fined $ 6000 on four felony and two misdemeanor counts, and sentenced to four years felony probation on two counts each of misuse of official information and retaliation.