The offender must have a clean record for 10 years (no felonies or any sex offense convictions). Successful completion of supervision and sex offender treatment are also required. Tier III juveniles who are subject to lifetime registration may also ask for a reduction to 25 years. State laws ...
The act had many parts, but some of its prominent provisions included a "three strikes" mandatory life sentence for repeat offenders, the funds to hire 100,000 new police officers, $9.7 billion in prison funding, and an expansion on death penalty-eligible offenses. [Pictured: President Bill ...
The act had many parts, but some of its prominent provisions included a "three strikes" mandatory life sentence for repeat offenders, the funds to hire 100,000 new police officers, $9.7 billion in prison funding, and an expansion on death penalty-eligible offenses. [Pictured: President Bill ...
Robbery convictions tend to carry stiff felony penalties involving 10- to 30-year prison sentences (sometimes more). States impose the harshest penalties when the robber uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon or firearm—called armed robbery. In many states, it doesn't matter if the thre...
Analysis: Study on how felony convictions affect votingROBERT SIEGEL, MICHELE NORRIS
Long-term imprisonment for felony convictions that prevent the parent from caring for the child No reasonable efforts at reunification with the child Voluntary Relinquishment of Parental Rights Sometimes, termination of parental rights isn’t involuntary. The primary example of voluntary relinquishment...
Drug Convictions - How They Affect Your Financial AidA 40-year-old seeking a college education could – up until recently – be ineligible for federal financial aid because of a marijuana conviction more than 20 years ago. The Higher Education Act (HEA) was signed into law over three de...
Prison sentences: Felony convictions may result in a minimum of one year of imprisonment, with some offenses carrying potential life sentences or even the death penalty. Fines: Monetary penalties for felony convictions can range from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on the ch...
Don′t spend 30 minutes explaining your childhood and family arrangements and how hard it is getting a job with a few felony convictions on your record and blah blah blah for a 10-point assignment. Simply say Professor, I missed an assignment, can I make it up? Can I do something else...
(many criminal laws contain degrees, with first-degree bringing the most serious penalties). A conviction for fifth-degree felony domestic violence in Ohio could result in up to a year of imprisonment. Potential penalties for third-degree felony domestic battery can include up to 5 years ...