week 7 – written assignment

George Jones is a 45-year-old who has two felony convictions, one for robbery and one for assault with a deadly weapon. In 2007, he stole some items worth about $100 from a Walmart. Jones has admitted stealing the merchandise. Under the states criminal code, his conduct qualifies as petty theft, which is a felony. There is, however, another provision in the code for misdemeanor theft. Answer the following questions:

1. If you were the prosecuting attorney in the case against Jones, would you file felony charges against him?
2. Would your answer to (a) change if you knew that charging a felony would count as a third strike under the criminal code, so that Jones would be subject to a sentence of 25-years-to-life?
3. If you were the judge in Joness case, would you grant the defendants motion to dismiss the felony charge and accept a proposed guilty plea for misdemeanor theft (which could result in a sentence of up to one year in the county jail)?

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