The following are from State Correctional Facilities in Attica and were in Wyoming County Court before Judge Michael Mohun March 29. Jerry McLamore was found guilty during a bench trial of promoting prison contraband in the first degree, a Class D felony, and conspiracy in the fifth degree, a Class A misdemeanor.
By law (Florida statute 941), the state may extradite a person charged with a âcrimeâ in Florida, whether it is a felony or misdemeanor. So even though a DUI charge is a first degree misdemeanor in Florida, extradition is still possible if the state chooses to do so. Extradition cases, however, can be extremely time consuming and costly. As a result, the state of Florida rarely attempts to extradite a person for misdemeanor offenses, including DUI.
A misdemeanor is a crime that is punishable by not more than 90 days in the local jail, a fine of up to $1,000 or some combination of both. A gross misdemeanor is a crime that is not a misdemeanor or a felony. It is punishable by up to one year in the local jail and up to a $3,000 fine. The local jail where defendants are sent after sentencing for a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor crime is the Ramsey County Correctional Facility, commonly called the Workhouse.