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If convicted of criminally negligent homicide, a lesser charge than manslaughter, the maximum punishment would be four years in prison under New York penal codes.
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Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
In late 1789, during a discussion about reforming the French penal code, physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin proposed a standard system of capital punishment for all.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
For now, Ukraine has to rely on its domestic penal code, which is one of only a handful in the world to criminalize aggressive military acts.
—Isaac Webb, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2016
Under California’s penal code, employers can face grand theft charges for stealing more than $950 in wages or tips from one employee or a total of $2,350 from two or more employees within a year.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
In late 1789, during a discussion about reforming the French penal code, physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin proposed a standard system of capital punishment for all.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
For now, Ukraine has to rely on its domestic penal code, which is one of only a handful in the world to criminalize aggressive military acts.
—Isaac Webb, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2016
Under California’s penal code, employers can face grand theft charges for stealing more than $950 in wages or tips from one employee or a total of $2,350 from two or more employees within a year.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Penal code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20code. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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