felony
重罪,重刑,重磅炸弹,重案
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plural fel·o·nies.Law.
- : an offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year.
- : Early English Law. any crime punishable by death or mutilation and forfeiture of lands and goods.
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Election officials are required by law to periodically update their records, removing individuals who have moved away, died or been newly convicted of a felony.
Proposition 20 would allow prosecutors to charge certain non-violent offenses as a felony and would establish new types of crimes, making it harder for those people to qualify for early release.
It wasn’t, and their armed display resulted in felony charges.
Sullivan is charged with obstruction of justice and failing to report his knowledge of a felony.
With the racial disparities in the prosecution of felonies coming increasingly under fire, 13 states now prohibit private employers from asking about criminal history, according to the National Employment Law Project.
There is no requirement for a member of Congress to resign after pleading guilty to a felony.
Beebe was arrested in January 2006 and charged with two counts of felony rape.
The crime stats for the 5th Precinct took an uptick as Linsker was booked on charges that included felony assault.
Today it would be considered a felony, classifying him as a “two-timer” and therefore ineligible for special release.
If this were accurate, it would mean that the Wilson stopped Brown over a minor offense, not a felony.
The judge reserved the case till he could determine whether the crime was felony or only a misdemeanor.