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What is expungement?
Expungement is a process by which an individual who has been convicted of a felony, disorderly person’s offense, petty disorderly person’s offense, or ordinance can ask the court to remove certain arrests and convictions from their criminal history report. Individuals who have had charges dismissed are also eligible for expungement.…
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Calculating Penalties for White Collar Crimes
Though white-collar crimes are non-violent, they are crimes nonetheless and are still handled through the criminal justice process. The Federal Sentencing Guidelines were created to make sentencing more uniform throughout the system. Although the courts have determined that the Guidelines are discretionary, as opposed to being mandatory, federal courts still…
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What is considered to be a violent crime?
Violent crimes include murder, aggravated manslaughter, manslaughter, vehicular homicide, robbery, aggravated assault, disarming a law enforcement officer, kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, carjacking, aggravated arson, and rape. Individuals charged with violent crimes can face very serious consequences. If you are charged with a violent crime you should seek the help of…
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