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...Senate has already passed an Administration bill recommending that the present two-to-ten year penalties for marijuana possession be reduced to a maximum one-year jail sentence and that the crime be considered a misdemeanor rather than a felony...
...bill is a congeries of compromises. It recognizes recent medical and scientific findings by differentiating between marijuana and more dangerous substances like heroin, LSD and amphetamines. It also acknowledges changing public opinion by distinguishing between drug use and sales. The possession or use of marijuana would be a misdemeanor, not a felony, and the minimum penalty for conviction would be reduced from the present two years' imprisonment...
...purpose of the inquest was to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to bring any charges against the Senator other than the one to which he has already pleaded guilty: leaving the scene of an accident. That is a misdemeanor, for which he was given a suspended sentence of two months in jail. The only other possible crimes arising out of the accident are manslaughter, a felony that requires proof of "wanton or reckless conduct"; drunken driving, a misdemeanor; and "driving to endanger," another misdemeanor under an unusual Massachusetts law that calls for evidence of a "negligent attitude." The inquest...
...made by Judge Boyle, who promised to act "without undue delay." Dinis can still file charges on his own, as can a grand jury. But a grand jury normally acts at the urging of a district attorney. It seems highly unlikely that Dinis will bother to press another misdemeanor charge, and his aides concede that there is no evidence to sustain a manslaughter charge. Dinis could decide that he has reason to doubt significant parts of Kennedy's sworn testimony and accuse him of perjury. Dinis seemed to be ruling out any such serious action, however, when he hinted...
Nine highway patrolmen were later charged with violation of the victims' civil rights, a Federal misdemeanor. The U.S. Department of Justice prosecuted, but the nine were acquitted after a week long trial. The jury included two blacks...