"Gary" > wrote in message ...
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>> >Uh, misdemeanors can't land you in prison. Another example of some
>> >fine reporting they have here.
>
> They can at least in Virginia. 3 misdemeanors equals a felony. I was
> a juror once and the case was some guy shoplifting a $5 steak from a
> grocery store. Misdemeanor. But because that would have been his 3rd
> misdemeanor shoplifting charge in so many years, the judge informed us
> that if we voted guilty, he faced up to 8 years in state prison.
>
> I planned to vote not guilty only because the sentence seems way to
> harsh to me. Luckily the case was dismissed before we had to vote.
>

and how many times did he shoplift and NOT get caught? Lock him up!