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  2. California Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    One of the more controversial sections of the California Penal Code are the consecutive Sections 666 and 667; Section 666, known officially as petty theft with a prior – and colloquially, felony petty theft and makes it possible for someone who committed a minor shoplifting crime to be charged with a felony if the person had been convicted of ...

  3. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    15 years to life (either 15 years to life or life without parole if the defendant served a prior murder conviction under Penal Code 190.05) Second Degree Murder of a Peace Officer 25 years to life (only an option if the defendant was under 18) (Life without parole if any of the following are true: The defendant's intention was to kill, OR

  4. Three-strikes law - Wikipedia

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    As another example, Texas does not require any of the three felony convictions to be violent, but specifically excludes certain "state jail felonies" from being counted for enhancement purposes. [33] One application of a three-strikes law was the Leonardo Andrade case in California in 2009.

  5. Title 18 of the United States Code - Wikipedia

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    Title 18 of the United States Code is the main criminal code of the federal government of the United States. [1] The Title deals with federal crimes and criminal procedure.In its coverage, Title 18 is similar to most U.S. state criminal codes, typically referred to by names such as Penal Code, Criminal Code, or Crimes Code. [2]

  6. Stop and identify statutes - Wikipedia

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    For example, California "stop and identify" law, Penal Code §647(e) had wording [37] [38] [39] similar to the Nevada law upheld in Hiibel, but a California appellate court, in People v. Solomon (1973), 33 Cal.App.3d 429 construed the law to require "credible and reliable" identification that carries a "reasonable assurance" of its authenticity.

  7. Special Service Unit - Wikipedia

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    Their mission was to gain intelligence if the protest turned violent or the prison's security was compromised. Serial Killer Wesley Shermantine. In 2012, SSU special agents became involved in the Speed Freak Killers investigation. [28] Agents interviewed convicted serial killer Wesley Shermantine at San Quentin State Prison. Shermantine was a ...

  8. Egyptian penal code - Wikipedia

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    The empire decided to create a new penal code after observing the passing of the French Penal Code of 1810. [4] The French Code of 1810 was a source, but the code of 1858 was most closely adapted from the French Penal Code of 1832. [5] The code of 1858 is relevant because it started the separation between religion and the law.

  9. LGBTQ rights in Liberia - Wikipedia

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    In late 2011, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the United Kingdom would suspend foreign aid to countries which persecuted LGBTQ people. [6] In December of that year, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a speech urging nations around the world to respect LGBTQ rights, the same day an Obama administration memo was released directing all US government ...