Criminal Law Felony Misdemeanor New York 
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 11, 2020
A New York woman, Sarah Espinosa, 22, has been arrested for a rather odd offense after crashing her car while under the influence. Reckless endangerment in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor. Reckless endangerment in the first degree is a class D felony. Now here is the reckless driving provision : 1212.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
New York nonprofit The Legal Aid Society (LAS) Thursday reported that data from the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) shows the successes of New York’s 2019 bail reform law. For those released on their own recognizance, re-arrest rates decreased from 18 percent to 16 percent by 2021.
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JonathanTurley
MAY 13, 2021
The punishment is a misdemeanor charge and fines of $500 to $2,000. Notably, according to the New York Post, there were also two monkeys living with Cuevas in the house but that is not itself unlawful. If convicted of a felony, the maximum penalty is $20,000 and/or up to five years imprisonment.
The Crime Report
JULY 22, 2021
In some examples cited in the paper, a Virginia defendant in Virginia charged with transporting marijuana pleaded guilty to trafficking a different type of drug altogether; a New York defendant charged with animal cruelty pleaded guilty to trespassing even though no trespassing was involved.
The Crime Report
JULY 13, 2021
The justice reform movement, particularly measures to eliminate cash bail, has put the safety of the New York City transit system at risk, argues Nicole Gelinas , a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. felonies fell by 15 percent?helped Bratton’s success?felonies
JonathanTurley
APRIL 29, 2024
After all, the base charge is a simple misdemeanor under a New York law against falsifying business records. However, it really did not matter, because the misdemeanor has been as dead as Dillinger for years. The dead misdemeanor was shocked back into life by claiming that it was committed to conceal another crime.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 20, 2023
I have been critical of the indictment, which is reportedly based on a highly dubious use of a New York misdemeanor charge to revise a long dormant federal election law charge. also reportedly rejected the viability of using a New York law to effectively charge a federal offense.
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