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originally posted by: watchitburn
a reply to: JoshuaCox
No not really.
It depends on the strength of the evidence for the major crimes(s) committed and what the situations was, i.e. how much press the incident received, whether or not it made the police or city look bad, any number of factors.
But they generally will charge you with everything they can because the defense will need to focus more on not getting convicted of the major charges, some of the lessor ones have a bettor chance of sticking.
And who is Mr. Menors?
originally posted by: watchitburn
a reply to: JoshuaCox
No not really.
It depends on the strength of the evidence for the major crimes(s) committed and what the situations was, i.e. how much press the incident received, whether or not it made the police or city look bad, any number of factors.
But they generally will charge you with everything they can because the defense will need to focus more on not getting convicted of the major charges, some of the lessor ones have a bettor chance of sticking.
And who is Mr. Menors?
originally posted by: Shamrock6
Not really. Generally you'll be charged with as much as the prosecutor thinks he or she can charge you with. If their whole intent is to put you behind bars, they're not going to give you one felony charge and hope for the best. They're going to give you as many charges as they can to hedge their bets.
A plea deal is something else entirely. Charges can be reduced, charges can be dropped.
But saying that nobody ever gets misdemeanor charges if they have a felony charge is a bit of a blanket statement.
originally posted by: tinner07
That is not true at all. I actually knew a girl who was with her boyfriend and he robbed a bank. She got like 5 years in prison and when she got out last year she had to pay the ticket for not wearing a seatbelt lol....
originally posted by: Shamrock6
a reply to: JoshuaCox
Terrific. And I'm in court once a month, every month, unless I happen to be on vacation over my court date. Do we really want to have a pissing contest over who's more familiar with the courts and prosecutors?
Yes, there are any number of times that charges are dropped because of a plea deal. And if you go to trial, chances are they're not dropping any charges at all.
So again, your blanket statements of "always" and "never" are the issue here. You can be, and will be, charged and prosecuted for anything and everything a DA can make stick if you go to trial. Any halfway competent attorney will ensure that as many charges are dropped for his or her client before a plea deal is accepted.
Which is neither "always" nor is it "never."
originally posted by: JoshuaCox
originally posted by: watchitburn
a reply to: JoshuaCox
No not really.
It depends on the strength of the evidence for the major crimes(s) committed and what the situations was, i.e. how much press the incident received, whether or not it made the police or city look bad, any number of factors.
But they generally will charge you with everything they can because the defense will need to focus more on not getting convicted of the major charges, some of the lessor ones have a bettor chance of sticking.
And who is Mr. Menors?
No they don't..
If there is a plea, any minor charges are instantly gone as part of the plea deal and that won't be needed because no one was ever been charged with a seat belt ticket and murder at few same time.
There is no scenerio where the nc law is used against a pervsrt and every single previous major crime ever prosecuted proves that point..
originally posted by: Shamrock6
a reply to: JoshuaCox
Jerry Sandusky was convicted of dozens of charges, both felony and misdemeanor, and sent to prison. All of his felony charges were "major felonies."
In North Carolina, using the wrong restroom can catch you a class one or class two misdemeanor charge depending on how the arresting officer and DA write it up and articulate it.
So no, you're not likely to get charged for jaywalking when you run across the street with cops chasing you out of the bathroom, but you'll very likely catch misdemeanor charges in addition to whatever felonious acts committed.
Kind of like how Sandusky caught them.
My stream is bigger.
Side note: HB2 doesn't criminalize or decriminalize using the "wrong" restroom any more than it already was. Nobody will be charged with "violating North Carolina House Bill 2." Period. Committing lewd acts in a restroom will bring the same charges it always has.