1. Besides fining Nahay and other ticket brokers for the misdemeanor of overcharging, Vacco singled out Nahay for the first felony prosecution. 2. According to the prosecutor, Assistant United States Attorney Andrew C. White, it is the first felony prosecution of a company involving the violation of sleep rules. 3. But there have been some felony prosecutions involving malicious mistreatment or torture of farm animals. 4. Common-law felony prosecutions are extremely rare in modern times. 5. Deputy District Attorney Larry Diamond said the case did not merit felony prosecution. 6. Each receives an order which makes them subject to federal felony prosecution if they return. 7. Existing law allows the felony prosecution of prostitutes who are infected with HIV and continue to ply their trade. 8. Here in Seattle, three Husky football players are escaping felony prosecution for their parts in the May trashing of a frat house that included assaults. 9. In his eight years in the office, he rose through the ranks, eventually overseeing felony prosecutions and narcotics investigations. 10. Legal scholars in Michigan said they knew of no modern precedent for a common-law felony prosecution. |
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