edit: I have changed my title to match the new NYTimes headline. Sorry about the all caps, I guess they are really excited about this lol
Also shoutout to @SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone who shared a gift article link in the comments. I hope you don’t mind but I kinda stole it and updated the post
Typically, if sentencing includes a prison sentence, you do go straight in
Having read some other commentary it seems unlikely that these felonies will attract a prison sentence though. Too bad.