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 general name for criminal offenses of every sort, punishable by indictment or special proceedings, which do not in law amount to the grade of felony.A misdemeanor is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law either forbidding or commanding it. general name for criminal offenses of every sort, punishable by indictment or special proceedings, which do not in law amount to the grade of felony.