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30 days in the county jail. Nothing too life altering.
3 years in the federal Penitentary, or 30 days in the county jail
If your stay in Country Jail was to serve a sentence for another separate offense - when that sentence is concluded you will be shipped off to prison to serve the sentence for whatever felony offense you were found guilty of. If you are simply being held awaiting housing availability in prison, the court MAY add your county jail time to your 'good' time.
They are customarily ordered to begn their sentence within a very short time of sentencing, typically within days, if not immediately.
The maximuim sentence for a misdemeanor offense is usually understood to be a jail sentence of UP TO one year in jail and/or UP TO a $1,000.00 fine. Any offense statutes calling for a longer incarceration time or higher monetary fines are usually classified as felonies.
In the state of Florida the maximum penalty is 60 days in the county jail and or a maximum $500 fine.
How was the sentence imposed? (i.e.- a 2 year sentence - serve 60 days with the remainder suspended? -OR- the ENTIRE 2 years sentence suspended?) It all depends upon the wording of the judge's decision.
In Ohio, assault is a first-degree misdemeanor. Conviction on these charges result in not more than 180-days. A court that sentences an offender to a jail term under this section may permit the offender to serve the sentence in intermittent confinement or may authorize a limited release of the offender.
4 months sentence you will serve half of 4 is 2 months 60 days
A misdemeanor will stay on your record unless it is expunged. You should seek assistance from an attorney to determine whether the misdemeanor may be removed.
An M4 (Misdemeanor 4th Degree) is a low class misdemeanor. Generally the maximum time you can serve in jail is 30 days and a $200 fine or both. However, this depends on the state and municipality in which Domestic Violence charges are being brought.
How long you serve a 20 year sentence depends on your location. If you are in the United States and in a State under The Federal Civil Rights Law, you will serve 85% of your sentence. In other states you may serve as little as 1/3 of the time.