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The term felony is used in common law systems for very serious crimes, whereas misdemeanors are considered to be less serious offenses. This distinction is principally used in criminal law in the United States legal system, where the federal government generally considers a crime punishable by more than five days up to a year in jail to be a misdemeanor, while considering crimes punishable by greater than a year in prison to be felonies; crimes of five days or less in jail, or no jail at all, are considered infractions.[1]
The distinction between a felony and misdemeanor has been abolished by most other common law jurisdictions (e.g. Crimes Act 1958 (Vic., Australia) s. 332B(1), Crimes Act 1900 (NSW., Australia) s. 580E(1)). Those jurisdictions have generally adopted some other classification, e.g. in Canada, Australia, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom the crimes are divided into summary offences and indictable offences.
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To Be A Felony Or Not To Be A Felony
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What is the most time, if any, that a minor charged wwith a second degree felony will serve
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I was under the impression I could still purchace a rifle for pheasant hunting, just not a pistol, I entered the gun store,picked out a nice rifle and took it to the counter, I was asked to fill out a form,half way throu
PS If some one answers this question for me I will pay a reasonable fee,to your ...
Do felony warrants in one state show up when you use your passport or does there have to be a reason for the border patrol to search for warrants.
Since 9/11 the NSA/homeland security can hear you sneeze across three states. Th...
What is the law regarding disclosing felony conviction on an aplication after the crime is 7 years old or older?
It's not like Bankruptcy where it automatically expunges itself after 7 yea...
What is the most time, if any, that a minor charged wwith a second degree felony will serve
The laws of the state in which the arrest occurred will govern. Hopefully you ar...
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