The North Carolina Statute you've referenced is the North Carolina sentencing guidelines; the sentencing judge is required to follow that chart for all crimes committed in North Carolina. It means that depending on your prior record, you must be sentenced to the corresponding months in prison for the crime you committed (or for which you will receive probation)
His job application was rejected because he had a previous conviction for dishonesty.
I have a firm conviction that a good educational system is the best thing for any society. His conviction on drug possession charges ruined his chances for graduating with his class.
"With this new conviction and the fact that he was already on parole, it didn't seem like he had much of a chance of avoiding prison." "The actress played her part with such sincerity and conviction, I almost lost the grip on my popcorn."
A compact conviction refers to a criminal conviction that has been reduced or minimized as part of a plea agreement between the defendant and the prosecution. This can involve reduced charges or penalties in exchange for a guilty plea.
Being exonerated means that a person has been cleared of a criminal conviction. It typically implies that new evidence has shown the individual's innocence and their guilty verdict is overturned.
A vacated conviction means the conviction is set aside, in this case by a judge following legal guidelines. A pardon is a conviction set aside by an executive (Governor or President). A conviction can be nullified by executive order or judicial order.
A personal conviction is your personal belief.
Do you mean convention, because I'm pretty sure there was no constitutional conviction.
Your conviction is a personal belief that you have about something, and standing by it means keeping to this personal belief instead of abandoning it when something tempts you.
A criminal conviction does not necessarily mean that you cannot adopt a child. If your conviction had nothing to do with offenses against children or violence then you would still be able to adopt.
When a conviction is overturned, it means that a higher court has reviewed the case and determined that there were errors in the original trial that affected the outcome. As a result, the conviction is nullified and the person may be retried or released from prison.
If an appeals court upholds a conviction, it means it has found no legal basis to reverse the conviction, even when all evidence, motions, and testimony are viewed in a light most favorable to the defendant.
A record of conviction means that a number of things depends on what had been issued earlier. It means that the record was dissolved and that it no longer exist.
No. You can own a firearm.
Without much enthusiasm or conviction. Half heartedly.
The act of convicting; a declaration that a person is guilty of an offense.
The opposite of a conviction is a non-conviction. (See non-conviction)