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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 06:38:16+00:00

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That the accused counseled, hired, or otherwise procured a felony.
That the person accused was not present when the offense was committed.
That the principal committed the crime.
counsel, aid, or abet a person under in the administering or poison to another.
§16-3-30 covers the "successful" poisoning of another resulting in death. This section deals with the administration of or attempt to administer poison to one with the intent of causing death. There must be proof of ingestion by victim of any poison or other destructive substance as well as the malicious intent of the actor.
The fact that the substance is given in insufficient quantity to do its work is of no effect. However, the administration of a substance believed to have deadly or destructive properties which it does not in fact so possess, would be assault and battery with the intent to kill. (§16-3-620).
Imprisonment of not more than 20 years.
The accused unlawfully injured another person, or offers or attempts to injure another person with the present ability to do so.
There is no requirement that a battery be committed.
Fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both.
(b) the act involves the nonconsensual touching of the private parts of a person, either under or above clothing.
‘Moderate bodily injury’physical injury that involves prolonged loss of consciousness, or that causes temporary or moderate disfigurement or temporary loss of the function of a bodily member or organ, or injury that requires medical treatment when the treatment requires the use of regional or general anesthesia or injury that results in a fracture of dislocation. Moderate bodily injury does not include one-time treatment and subsequent observation of scratches, cuts, abrasions, bruises, burns, splinters, or any other minor injuries that do not ordinarily require extensive medical care.
‘Private parts’ means the genital area or buttocks of a male or female or the breasts of a female.
Fine of not more than $2,500, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both.
(ii) occurred during the commission of a robbery, burglary, kidnapping, or theft.
Assault & Battery 1st degree is a lesser included offense of ABHAN, and attempted murder.
(b) the act is accomplished by means likely to produce death or great bodily injury.
“Great Bodily Injury” means bodily injury which causes a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ.
(b) That the accused, for such reason, did discharge the citizen from employment, or eject him from rented property.
Fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both.
d. which contained any threat to take the life of or to inflict bodily harm upon the public official, teacher, or principal, or public employee, or member of their immediate families.
"Public official" means any elected or appointed official. This includes police officers.
"Public employee" means any person employed by the State, a county, a municipality, a school district (except for a teacher or principal of an elementary or secondary school), or a political subdivision of this State.
"Immediate family" means the spouse, child, grandchild, mother, father, sister, or brother of the public official, teacher, principal, or public employee.
For violation of subsection (A), fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both.
For violation of subsection (B) [public employee], fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days, or both.
The offense was committed with a deadly weapon (as specified in §16-23-460) carried or concealed upon his person.
A prerequisite for conviction of this offense is a charge and conviction under §16-23-460 dealing with carrying concealed weapons. Indictment must contain a special count of carrying concealed weapon and a special jury verdict is required. (§17-19-40).
In addition to the punishment for the assault of whatever degree; imprisonment for not less than 3 months nor more than 12 months, or a fine of not less than $200.00, or both at the discretion of the judge.
That the accused was eighteen years of age or over.
That the accused had one or more passengers under sixteen years of age in the motor vehicle when the violation occurred.
If more than one passenger under sixteen was in the vehicle, the accused may be charged with only one violation of this section.
A person may be convicted of this offense in addition to being convicted of Failure to Stop when Signaled by Law Enforcement Vehicle, DUI or Felony DUI.
Fine of not more than one half of the maximum fine allowed for committing either Failure to Stop, DUI or Felony DUI, when the person is fined for that offense, or imprisonment of not more than one half of the maximum term of imprisonment allowed for committing Failure to Stop, DUI or Felony DUI when the person is imprisoned for that offense, or both. The person?s driver?s license must be suspended for 60 days.
That one of those making the agreement did an overt act towards carrying out the agreement.
The definition of "conspiracy" is found in §16-17-410, and should be used in connection with this section.
Punishable by a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 years unless sentenced for murder as provided in §16-3-20.
Imprisonment for not less than 5 years nor more than 15 years.
1. That the accused did abandon an icebox, refrigerator, ice chest, or other type of airtight container of such capacity to hold any child.
2. That the accused did neglect, prior to the abandonment, to remove the door, lid, or other device for closing thereof.
That the accused did allow such an item to be abandoned upon his property and there remain without the removing of the door, lid, or other device for closing thereof.
That the accused did knowingly aid and abet another person to commit homicide by child abuse.
For violating "1" above - imprisonment for life but not less than 20 years.
For violating "2" above - imprisonment not to exceed 20 years nor less than 10 years.
That the act was committed without authority of law.
A minor who is seized or taken by a parent is not within the purview of this section, but such parent or anyone who defies a custody order and transports a child from the legal custodial to conceal the child has committed the offense of Custodial Interference. §16-17-495.
That the accused was a member of that mob.
A mob is defined in §16-3-230 as an assemblage of two or more persons, without color or authority of law, gathered together for the premeditated purpose and with the premeditated intent of committing violence upon another.
That the accused did participate as a member of said mob so engaged.
That the mob did commit an act of violence upon the body of another person, resulting in bodily injury.
Imprisonment for not more than 1 year.
That the accused unlawfully killed another person.
That the killing took place without malice, express or implied.
Voluntary manslaughter is distinguished from murder by the absence of malice aforethought. "Malice" is defined in Black's Law Dictionary as "the intentional doing of a wrongful act without just cause or excuse, with an intent to inflict an injury or under circumstances that the law will imply an evil intent." For a killing to be manslaughter rather than murder, it is essential to have adequate legal provocation which produces an uncontrollable impulse to do violence. The test of adequate provocation is whether a reasonable man would have acted similarly under the circumstances. Killing with a deadly weapon creates a presumption of malice. In which case, the proper charge would be murder until such a presumption is rebutted. Manslaughter may be reduced to involuntary manslaughter by a verdict of the jury.
Imprisonment for not more than 30 years or less than 2 years.
That the killing was without malice aforethought.
The killing resulted from criminal negligence.
§56-5-2910 pertains to reckless homicide from the operation of a motor vehicle. This section does not supersede the common-law offense of involuntary manslaughter.
That the killing was committed with malice aforethought.
Malice aforethought is the willful doing of an illegal act without just cause and with a previously formed intention to commit such act. A killing may be with malice aforethought although it is conceived and executed at the same time.
Malice aforethought may be inferred from reckless disregard of human life.
If malice aforethought is committed in the execution of an unlawful act, all participants are guilty.
Death, by imprisonment for life, or by a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for 30 years to life. §16-3-20.
That the accused did operate a motor vehicle in reckless disregard of the safety of others.
Refer to §50-21-115 for reckless homicide by operation of a boat.
Fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 10 years, or both. The Department shall revoke for 5 years the driver's license of a person convicted of this offense. See §56-5-2910(B) for reinstatement procedures after 1 year from date of revocation.
That the accused drove a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
The act or neglect proximately caused great bodily injury or death to another person.
Great bodily injury means bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss of impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
When great bodily injury results: fine of not less than $5,100 nor more than $10,100 and mandatory imprisonment for not less than 30 days nor more than 15 years.
When death results: fine of not less than $10,100 nor more than $25,100 and mandatory imprisonment for not less than 1 year nor more than 25 years.
The department shall suspend the driver's license of any person who is convicted of, pleads guilty or nolo contendere to this offense for any jail term plus 3 years when great bodily injury results and 5 years when death results.
That the accused, who is the parent or guardian, did have charge or custody of a child.
That the accused did willfully abandon the child.
Fine in the discretion of the court or imprisonment of not more than 10 years, or both.
1. That the accused caused physical harm or injury to their own household member (spouse, former spouse, persons who have a child in common, and persons who are cohabiting or formerly have cohabited).
2. That the accused offered or attempted to cause physical harm or injury to their own household member with apparent present ability under circumstances reasonably creating fear of imminent peril.
Fine of not less than $1000 nor more than $2500 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both. The court may suspend the imposition or execution of all or part of the sentence, conditioned upon the offender completing, to the satisfaction of the court, a program designed to treat batterers; fulfillment of all obligations under court order; and making restitution as the court deems appropriate. This offense may be tried in summary court.
Court Administration has developed a form to assist with this notification. The form can be obtained from the Benchbook or from the forms section on our website.
An offender who participates in a batterer treatment program pursuant to this section, must participate in a program offered through a government agency, nonprofit organization, or private provider approved by the Circuit Solicitor with jurisdiction over the offense or the Attorney General if the offense is prosecuted by the Attorney General's Office. The offender shall pay a reasonable fee, if required, for participation in the treatment program but no person may be denied participation due to inability to pay. If the offender suffers from a substance abuse problem or mental health concern, the judge may order, or the program may refer, the offender to supplemental treatment coordinated through the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services with the local alcohol an drug treatment authorities pursuant to §61-12-20 or the Department of Mental Health or Veterans' Hospital, respectively. The offender must pay a reasonable fee for participation in the substance abuse or mental health treatment program, if required, but no person may be denied treatment due to inability to pay. See §16-25-20 (G).
(ii)	A request for an ambulance or emergency medical assistance to any law enforcement agency or emergency medical provider.
Fine of not less than $2500 nor more than $5000 or imprisonment not to exceed three years, or both. The court may suspend the imposition or execution of all or part of the sentence, conditioned upon the offender completing, to the satisfaction of the court, a program designed to treat batterers; fulfillment of all obligations under court order; and making restitution as the court deems appropriate.
Imprisonment for not more than 10 years. The court may suspend the imposition or execution of all or part of the sentence, conditioned upon the offender completing, to the satisfaction of the court, a program designed to treat batterers; fulfillment of all obligations under court order; and making restitution as the court deems appropriate.
3. The person violates a protection order and, in the process of violating the order, commits DV in the 1st degree.
(b)	A request for an ambulance or emergency medical assistance to any law enforcement agency or emergency medical provider.
Imprisonment not more than 20 years. The court may suspend the imposition or execution of all or part of the sentence, conditioned upon the offender completing, to the satisfaction of the court, a program designed to treat batterers; fulfillment of all obligations under court order; and making restitution as the court deems appropriate.
Violation of the terms and conditions of an order of protection issued under the "Protection from Domestic Abuse Act" or a valid protection order issued by another State, tribe, or territory.
Effective January 1, 2006, a person found guilty of a violation of §16-25-20(A) [Criminal Domestic Violence] and §16-25-20(H) may be sentenced under both sections for the same offense.
Fine of not more than $500 AND imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. The Court may not suspend any part of this sentence.
1. That the accused entered or remained upon the grounds or structure of a domestic violence shelter in which the person’s household member resides or the domestic violence shelter’s administrative offices.
c. Had been convicted of criminal domestic violence or criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature.
Fine of not more than $3,000 or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both.
**If the offender is armed with a deadly weapon at the time of the trespass, the violation is a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.
That the accused used a pattern of intentional, substantial, and unreasonable intrusion into the private life of a targeted person that serves no legitimate purpose.
The accused caused the person (and would have caused a reasonable person) to suffer mental or emotional distress.
In addition to the above penalties, a person convicted of Harassment, 1st Degree who received licensing or registration information pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 56 and used the information in furtherance of the commission of the offense under this section must be fine $1000 or imprisoned 1 year, or both.
The accused used a pattern of intentional, substantial, and unreasonable intrusion into the private life of a targeted person that serves no legitimate purpose.
The accused causes the person (and would cause a reasonable person) to suffer mental or emotional distress.
Harassment, 2nd degree may include, but is not limited to, verbal, written, or electronic contact that is initiated, maintained, or repeated.
In addition to the above penalties, a person convicted of Harassment, 2nd Degree who received licensing or registration information pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 56 and used the information in furtherance of the commission of the offense under this section must be fine $200 or imprisoned thirty days, or both.
That the accused used a pattern of words whether verbal, written, or electronic or a pattern of conduct that serves no legitimate purpose.
"Pattern" means two or more acts occurring over a period of time; however short, evidencing continuity of purpose.
"Family" means a spouse, child, parent, sibling, or a person who regularly resides in the same household as the targeted person.
"Electronic contact" contact means any transfer of sign, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, intelligence, or information of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by any device, system, or mechanism, including, but not limited to, a wire, radio, computer, electromagnetic, photoelectric, or photo-optical system.
This section does not apply to the words or conduct protected by the Constitution of this State or the United States, a law enforcement officer or a process server performing official duties, or a licensed private investigator performing services or an investigation as described in detail in a contract signed by the client and the private investigator.
In addition to the above penalties, a person convicted of Stalking who received licensing or registration information pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 56 and used the information in furtherance of the commission of the offense under this section must be fine $1000 or imprisoned 1 year, or both.

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