When a person is found guilty of either rape, murder, arson aren't these considered to b federal crimes, but could also b placed in state penitentiaries?? i am confused b/c i know that a lot of ppl do get locked up in state prisons as opposed to federal prison, so when do perpetrators really get placed in a fed prison????
120945
State crimes is when you don't drop the soap bar...\n\nFederal crimes is when you play volleyball,\n\nfasteddie...
177867
In Michigan we do not have capitol punishment. We have not had it since 1842. Life in prison with out possibility of parole means just that and we do not have any more crime then Texas. In fact probably less.
49077
What book are you referring to?  Have you heard of California's "3-strikes" law? It's when a felon who's been convicted of 2 felonies is arrested and convicted for a 3rd felony. That felon is then sentenced to life in prison for being a repeat felony offender. Sound harsh? Read up on it more in your search engine, under "3-strikes law". \nPretty intersting stuff, and there's discussions on both sides of the topic.
198761
In this case, the death sentence would have to be set down until the new charges were heard . Then the first sentence could proceed. But it would depend in which state the offender was being held in USA. \nMany persons offend while on bail awaiting trial. Many are accused of further crimes while they are in goal. Each offence has to be tried and judged upon in isolation to another.
582479
It depends on the state.; you can either access the state codes through the internet (Anderson's) or a local library. Some offenses have no statute of repose or statute of limitations on prosecution, such as murder. If you cannot find the information you're seeking, I would suggest contacting a law school nearby to see if they have a legal clinic to help you with the research.
123502
I am amazed that even though a sex offender pleaded down that they still do not have to register as a sex offender.  Any thing that is public record is not slander.  If he was arrested and it was in the paper then you can let people know.  Was the original offense against a child?  There are different classifications of sex offenders as well. Every state has their own laws.  There are federal laws in place for sex offenders as well. You can also go to Oprah's website they is alot of information on sex offenders there.  Recently on her show she has been pushing for stiffer penalties for sex offenders. That might be a good jumping board for you.
542895
What this is called exactly depends on the statutes in the state, and what the authorities will do depends on a lot of things, but all that stuff doesn't matter. \n\nWhat's obvious to everyone is that this is and should be criminal behavior. \n\nWhat's not so obvious is that if the victim doesn't report it now, she's setting up the next victim.  \n\nThink he'll stop at a handjob next time?
261470
Actually they are.  If you are a government official or someone who held a high position at any level of government and you are brought up on Federal charges and found guilty.  The Federal sentencing guidelines take in to consideration the fact that you worked for the government in said position and actually increase you overall point score which determines how much time an individual will receive.  People who don't work for the government are not subject to this point increase  i.e.  A mayor versus a drug dealer.
62296
I have a better one for you.  Why would anyone want to make meth and do time in a Federal Prison?  Are people still not realizing that it is against the law?
204449
She's right...no matter what the facts of a given case are, anyone labeled a "Sex Offender" gets painted with the same broad brush. All molesters, predators and actual rapists are sex offenders, but not all sex offenders are monsters... you gotta look at the actual "crime", not the label.\nIf the male in this case was over 18, then as far as I'm concerned the mother should ALSO be charged in this case, but it happens a lot that nothing horrible actually took place... There are thousands of cases where the "Offender" is the poor high school senior dating a sophmore,the 19 year old schmuck who lost his head over girl 2 months from the age of consent or the guy who got in a world of trouble over some experienced little hottie who lied about her age, it happens more than you might think that the only thing a guy did wrong was not ask for identification or make the mistake of turning 18 before his high school sweetheart turned 16. And then there is the married couple who gets nailed for "Lewd and Lascivious Conduct" because they were busted by a park ranger fooling around on a camping trip, 8 miles in, and a mile off the trail....in Texas, a person can be charged with a sexual offense for purchasing or owning certain, commonplace "adult toys"
571878
Only capital crimes are given the death penalty.  ALL capital crimes involve murder to some degree.  So, no, rape in and of itself is not punishable by premediated murder by the state. Oops, I mean, the death penalty.  BTW, there is a website you can visit to see all of death row inmates in Texas.  Tells you their crime and when it occured.
558546
It's called Safe Place...your probation officer or any state official could tell you more. It's only for a certain type of offenses and to my knowledge it's a program to scare them and let them see what's going to happen in prison if they don't change their ways.
545609
Most of the people above just don't get your question: Regardless of what you believe you are ASSIGNED to debate that the rapist should be put to death so:\n\nOne argument that you could try is this:\n\nIt has been shown that rape is not necessarily a sex crime but a crime of violence and this person usually will continue to commit the crime and even escalate the violence so you would argue that more people will be harmed with this person still alive. (there must be some articles for you to cite about this)\nYou could also show that if prison was the answer then most prisoners get paroled at some point so if the criminal was too old for the sex organs to function they would resort to the violent portion of crime and still not stop committing crime.\n\nHope this helps and good luck on your debate!
580699
Just because someone is convicted of a felony does not mean the conviction counts as a strike.  Not all felonies are strikes so ignore all the three-strike/life in prison stuff you're reading here.  \n\nIn California, only serious felonies as defined in 1192.7 PC and violent felonies as defined in 667.5 PC are considered strikes (there are some juvenile adjudications that are considered strikes, but they're basically the kiddy versions of 1192.7 and 667.5).  Lucky for crooks, that still leaves a lot of felonies that aren't considered strikes.\n\nIt's just not possible to answer your question without knowing an awful lot more than what you've provided here.  There's probably more questions about your question than there's room for here.  It isn't as if 15 felonies always equals a certain amount of years in prison...there are many, many variables that will have some bearing on the outcome and nobody here knows what the facts are surrounding what you're talking about.
668950
Would you call the acts of child rapists and murderers as acts of free will granted by God? How sick it is for a sacret person like God to let such acts happen under his control and before his eyes? Anyone thought about this? Any spritual explanations for these acts?
257170
any felony is serious, A means there is violence to another person, or persons, IE: murder, arson, manslaughter and so on. Class C is most often a crime against property, like auto theft, some traffic violations, are any crime that does not have violence involved with them. Your friend is in trouble, some states like Oregon, California or Washington can send you to jail for life after three felonies no matter what class they are....looking for new friends might be a good pass time..
262999
Not true.  Those laws are controversial and apply only to specific localities.  Step outside that locality and you will be arrested.  In fact, the feds freely ignore those local and even state laws and arrest people and successfully convict them.  California is the only state to pass a law like this on the state level and the feds freely ignore it and arrest people.  Actually, they show great restraint in this.  They only arrest the 90% of people who fraudulently claim they are sick in an attempt to smoke pot recreationally.  They ignore the ones who are actually sick.