How to Use in the first degree in a Sentence
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In March 2004, a King County grand jury found Mezquia guilty of murder in the first degree.
—David De Sola, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2021
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The complaint says that Best has formally been charged with two counts of murder in the first degree.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
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Summer Meeks, 21, homeless of Fort Smith, is charged with battery in the first degree.
—Sadie Lacicero, arkansasonline.com, 14 June 2024
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The prosecution charged both men with two counts of felony murder in the first degree.
—Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
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To count one of the indictment, murder in the first degree of victim, Luke Hoyer.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2021
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Petty has also served time for manslaughter in the first degree for killing a man in 2002.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 Jan. 2024
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Lester has been charged with one count of felony assault in the first degree and one felony count of armed criminal action.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2023
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Trump was found guilty of 34 felony charges of falsifying business records in the first degree.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
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The charge of assault in the first degree carries a potential punishment of up to life in prison.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2023
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Lester faces charges of assault in the first degree and armed criminal action.
—Nicholas Reimann, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
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Lester has been charged with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action.
—Julianne McShane, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2023
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He is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 6 May 2024
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Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsification of business records in the first degree, which is a felony in New York.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 31 May 2024
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Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024
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Juror: We, the jury, find the defendant, Rodney James Alcala, guilty of the crime of murder in the first degree.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2024
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On Wednesday, Lester pleaded not guilty to the charges of assault in the first degree and armed criminal action.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 21 Apr. 2023
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If convicted of the charges — all misdemeanors — Crowe faces up to three months in prison for both the stalking count and the harassment in the first degree count.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024
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Charges The charges against Trump in the hush-money case, brought on April 3, include 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
—Time, 2 Aug. 2023
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Falsifying records in the first degree is subject to up to four years in prison, and a five-thousand-dollar fine.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
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Casey White was charged with escape in the first degree following his capture.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 July 2022
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Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
—Brooke Singman, Fox News, 17 May 2024
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Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree last year.
—Brooke Singman, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
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The parents were interviewed by police, and the mother was charged with child cruelty in the first degree.
—Joshua Sharpe, ajc, 31 Jan. 2022
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All 219 students were charged with criminal trespass in the first degree.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
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Khalid Kamau was charged with criminal trespass and burglary in the first degree.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 9 July 2023
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Theft in the first degree involves money or property valued at $2,500 or more.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 15 Apr. 2023
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One of those four priors was a burglary in the first degree, and the other three were connected to a single offense that occurred while Briskey was still a minor.
—Ashley Morrison The Anniston Star, al, 24 Aug. 2022
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Petty pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree for killing a man named Lamont Robinson in 2002.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022
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Eastman is charged with nine counts, including two counts of conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2023
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Lester was charged with both assault in the first degree and armed criminal action as Yarl recovered in the hospital.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
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