Then on the 14th, Finn was charged with a Class-A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison.

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The offense, to be sure, is but a class C misdemeanor, a minor offense in the Texas legal system.

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Kennebunkport Police told CNN on Thursday night that the charge against Bush -- operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor -- was a Class D misdemeanor.

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The Salt Lake Tribune reports the man was charged Tuesday with two third-degree felony charges of child endangerment and one class B misdemeanor accusing him of possession of a controlled substance.

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The charges were later reduced to a misdemeanor and then waived when Mr. Zimmerman took an anger-management class, according to his attorney.

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