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  2. Classes of offenses under United States federal law - Wikipedia

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    Maximum prison term upon supervised release revocation [5] Special assessment [6] [note 4] Felony A Life imprisonment (or death in certain cases of murder, treason, espionage or mass trafficking of drugs) $250,000: 1-5 years: 5 years: 5 years: $100 B 25 years or more: $250,000: 5 years: 3 years: $100 C Less than 25 years but 10 or more years ...

  3. Murder in United States law - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the law for murder varies by jurisdiction. In many US jurisdictions there is a hierarchy of acts, known collectively as homicide, of which first-degree murder and felony murder [1] are the most serious, followed by second-degree murder and, in a few states, third-degree murder, which in other states is divided into voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter such ...

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

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    Mandatory Sentencing. Second Degree Manslaughter. Maximum of 10 years in prison (5 years for clean record) First Degree Manslaughter. Maximum of 15 years in prison (7-10 years for clean records) Third Degree Murder. Maximum of 25 years in prison (12.5 years for clean record) Second Degree Murder.

  5. Fifth former Columbus Zoo employee charged with theft in $2 ...

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    Grant Bell, of Galloway, faces one count of theft, a fifth-degree felony, according to Delaware County Common Pleas Court records. ... Greg Bell, former chief financial officer, pleaded guilty Oct ...

  6. Several people indicted for violent crimes

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    —Brandon L. Walters, 31, Proctorville, fifth-degree felony breaking and entering and fourth-degree felony theft from a person in a protected class. —James D. Haddock Jr., 49, Portsmouth, fifth ...

  7. Felony - Wikipedia

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    A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious. [1] The term "felony" originated from English common law (from the French medieval word "félonie") to describe an offense that resulted in the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods, to which additional punishments, including capital punishment, could be added; [2 ...

  8. Former Columbus Zoo CEO pleads guilty to 15 felonies related ...

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    Grant Bell, son of Greg Bell, and former purchasing assistant, faces one count of theft, a fifth-degree felony, according to Delaware County Common Pleas Court records. Prosecutors accuse Bell of ...

  9. Criminal law of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The criminal law of the United States is a manifold system of laws and practices that connects crimes and consequences. In comparison, civil law addresses non-criminal disputes. The system varies considerably by jurisdiction, but conforms to the US Constitution. [1] Generally there are two systems of criminal law to which a person maybe subject ...