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Felony Child Endangerment

Felony child endangerment is a child endangerment charge enhanced by aggravating circumstances. Child endangerment occurs when a person engages in conduct that places a child in immininet danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment.

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Felony Child Abuse

Felony child abuse encompasses the abuse or assault of any child. When a child is negligently, recklessly, intentionally, or knowingly injured by an act or omission by any person, then that person can be charged with felony child abuse.

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Criminal Threats

Criminal threats are words that are spoken with the intent to terrorize or threaten another person or group of people. Even though the Constitution guarantees the right to free speech, including venting negative comments, the right to free speech does not extend to criminal threats. If a person is reckless about the impact of his threats on other people, he could be charged with a misdemeanor or felony level offense called criminal threat. Read on to learn more about how states charge the offense of criminal threat and the punishment ranges of a conviction for making criminal threats.

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What is involuntary manslaughter?

Involuntary manslaughter is defined as the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought. Read on for more on involuntary manslaughter charges, including penalty and sentence information.

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What is kidnapping?

Under the laws of most states, kidnapping is a crime where the victim is transported a substantial distance or held in a place of isolation through the use of force. Kidnapping statutes also define a set of purposes for kidnapping including: collecting ransom, facilitating the commission of a felony, inflicting bodily injury, or terrorizing someone.

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Probation Violations

A probation violation occurs when an individual fails to comply with the conditions of probation. Probation is a penalty for criminal offenses that is used instead of jail time or when a prison sentence is suspended. Failure to abide by probation conditions while on probation can result in incarceration, however, it does not always result in jail time. A violation may also have other consequences such as a longer period of time on probation or the imposition of additional obligations and restrictions during the probation period. In some cases, a violation may even have no consequences at all, other than a warning to behave better in the future.

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