41.   But without stolen property in his possession, they could only charge him with the misdemeanor charge of prowling.

42.   Camah is facing a misdemeanor assault charge.

43.   Citing the extenuating circumstances of the case, Queens prosecutors asked Justice Laura D. Blackburne to order Short held on a high bail on the misdemeanor charges.

44.   Chamberlin, arrested on a misdemeanor drug possession charge, was later fired by the band.

45.   Connolly also was convicted of misdemeanor charges of soliciting prostitution and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

46.   Coles was immediately dismissed from the team because of prior incidents, including a misdemeanor battery charge.

47.   Conviction on the misdemeanor charges would not force Nixon from office.

48.   Defenders of the policeman, Officer Stephen Roach, said the misdemeanor charges amounted to a split-the-baby attempt to pacify the city.

49.   Defense lawyers said the simple misdemeanor charges at issue were being inflated into ominous-sounding national conspiracies to draw the high bail.

50.   Devereaux eventually pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge related to spanking a child but was cleared of all sex-abuse charges.