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a crime ... charges
0 When a person is arraigned or charged with 01 b 00 a crime 02 b 00 there is a formal list of the 01 b 00 charges 02 b 00 , eg, 02 br
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00 one count misdemeanor petty theft 02 br
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00 two counts felony assault 02 br
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00 one count felony breaking and entering 02 br
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00 one count felony grand theft auto 02 br
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00 etc 02 br
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00 Why is crime in singular when charges are in plural? Shouldn't they be consistent? 02 br
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00 (Avangi, I hope you don't mind me borrowing your post) 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance! 0-
02 br
00 one count misdemeanor petty theft 02 br
02 br
00 two counts felony assault 02 br
02 br
00 one count felony breaking and entering 02 br
02 br
00 one count felony grand theft auto 02 br
02 br
00 etc 02 br
02 br
00 Why is crime in singular when charges are in plural? Shouldn't they be consistent? 02 br
02 br
00 (Avangi, I hope you don't mind me borrowing your post) 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance! 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
- 02 br 02 br 00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 People who are not lawyers commonly think this way. 02 br
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01 i 00 His crime was that he broke into someone's house, and attacked the homeowner who found him in the house. 02 i 02 br
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00 However, this will lresult in more than one charge. 02 br
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00 In other words, ordinary people do not
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00 People who are not lawyers commonly think this way. 02 br
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01 i 00 His crime was that he broke into someone's house, and attacked the homeowner who found him in the house. 02 i 02 br
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00 However, this will lresult in more than one charge. 02 br
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00 In other words, ordinary people do not
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