misdemeanor

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Dozens of participants were later charged with misdemeanor offenses related to unlawful assembly and obstruction, with many ultimately placed into diversion programs requiring community service.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Cipriani ultimately only pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Shannon O’Connor, the Los Gatos ‘party mom,’ is charged with 20 felony and 43 misdemeanor counts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Alam was in the country legally, but he had been detained for almost a year in the Erie County jail and released on a misdemeanor plea deal.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

“Know something? Fella camped here, kind of a nut. So I came to kick him off. He said something funny. He says, ‘Trespassing ain’t a crime and ain’t a misdemeanor.’

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck