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Aren’t the charges misdemeanors?
by mc32 2y ago
Aren’t the charges misdemeanors?
- throwup238 2y agoAll 34 charges are first degree felonies. Falsifying business records, up to four years per count, with a maximum sentence of 20 if served consecutively.
- leereeves 2y agoThey're class E felonies, the lowest class, with the lowest penalty. Jail time is rare. First-degree only refers to "falsifying business records in the first degree", which is otherwise a misdemeanor.
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- throwup238 2y ago> Jail time is rare. The number I've heard is 10% of such cases get jail time, but that includes plea deals which are themselves >90% of cases. It's a first time conviction but 34 charges with all the antics he's pulled? Who knows what happens.
- lamontcg 2y agoThere's actual sentencing guidelines that can be used to calculate what punishment he's more likely to see. It won't be 20 years.
- throwup238 2y agoSentencing guidelines are a Federal thing. New York doesn't have any except those laid out in the legal code (the 4/20 maximum I mentioned earlier). I doubt he'll do any actual prison time, but those are the maximums in NY.
- mikece 2y agoAnd past the statute of limitations unless they can be presented as felonies. Stand by for things to get very weird... I just hope they don’t get “kinetic.”
- asdvlk34gl 2y ago[flagged]