Criminal Charges
Drug Charges
Drugs and Narcotics laws have tried to keep up with the changing perceptions and real dangers of substance abuse. By 1970, over 55 federal drug laws and countless state laws specified a variety of punitive measures, including life imprisonment and even the death penalty. To clarify the situation, the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 repealed, replaced, or updated all previous federal laws concerned with narcotics and all other dangerous drugs.
Most states have laws that give different treatment to possession of different categories of drugs (i.e. prescription drugs, marijuana, crystal methamphetamine), and also make a distinction in the offense charged as to whether a small amount of the drug was found with the defendant (personal use) or a larger amount (intent to sell or distribute, trafficking). A conviction on a drug charge of any magnitude, even a small amount of marijuana, can seriously affect your present and future employment chances, your education, your reputation and your freedom.
Felony Charges
Felony charges include, but are not limited to: murder, manslaughter, rape, burglary, grand theft, kidnaping, worthless checks, forgery and uttering, aggravated battery, aggravated child abuse, possession and/or sale of drugs, and sexual battery. Felonies are classified for purposes of sentencing into the following categories:
- Capital Felony
- Life Felony
- Felony of the first degree
- Felony of the second degree
- Felony of the third degree
Assult Charges
Domestic violence is any physical, emotional, sexual or other violence that takes place between people who may be married or not married; heterosexual, gay, or lesbian; living together, separated or dating. Domestic violence can be criminal and include physical assault: hitting, pushing and shoving, etc., sexual abuse: unwanted or forced sexual activity, and stalking. Domestic violence charges can have a serious impact on your life.
Embezzlement Charges
Embezzlement is the illegal transfer of money or property for personal use. The difference between embezzlement and theft is that the embezzled property is legally possessed or accessed by the embezzler.
Embezzlement charges are usually pressed in conjunction with an internal investigation of some sort, since embezzlement normally takes place at a place of employment, such as an office.
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