A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious. The term "felony" originated from...
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felony is a type of crime. Felony may also refer to: Felony (album), an album by Emmure Felony (band), an American band popular in the 1980s Felony (film)...
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Misdemeanor (redirect from Felony and Misdemeanour)
systems. Misdemeanors are generally punished less severely than more serious felonies, but theoretically more so than administrative infractions (also known...
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Murder in Florida law (redirect from Felony murder rule in Florida)
individual during the commission of a predicate felony regardless of actual intent or premeditation, called felony murder. This offense is categorized as capital...
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better known by his stage name Jayo Felony, is an American rapper from San Diego, California. In 1994, Jayo Felony signed to the label owned by Jam Master...
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disenfranchisement vary between jurisdictions, but most commonly classed as felonies, or may be based on a certain period of incarceration or other penalty...
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A forcible felony, in the criminal law of various US states, is a felony that is subject to special penalties because it involves the use or threat of...
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The rule of felony murder is a legal doctrine in some common law jurisdictions that broadens the crime of murder: when someone is killed (regardless of...
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Murder in Colorado law (redirect from Felony murder rule in Colorado)
commission of a felony under Colorado's felony murder rule. It is punishable by 16 to 48 years in prison. In Colorado, the common law felony murder rule has...
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Misprision of felony is a form of misprision, and an offence under the common law of England that is no longer active in many common law countries. Where...
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Murder in Texas law (redirect from Felony murder rule in Texas)
had a murder rate slightly above the median for the entire country. The felony murder rule in Texas, codified in Texas Penal Code § 19.02(b)(3), states...
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Murder in New York law (redirect from Felony murder rule in New York)
during the commission or attempted commission of one of the felonies under New York's felony murder laws. Murder committed for hire (with the charge applying...
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The term aggravated felony was used in the United States immigration law to refer to a broad category of criminal offenses that carry certain severe consequences...
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Murder in Alabama law (redirect from Felony murder rule in Alabama)
third-highest rate of homicides in the country. In Alabama, the common law felony murder rule has been codified in Alabama Code § 13A-6-2(a)(3). It provides...
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Proposition 36, titled Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes, was an initiated California ballot proposition...
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Murder in Kansas law (redirect from Felony murder rule in Kansas)
dangerous felony. Inherently dangerous felonies are defined in K.S.A. 21-3436 and include armed robbery, arson, and aggravated burglary. A felony murder...
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Murder in Virginia law (redirect from Felony murder rule in Virginia)
median for the entire country. In the state of Virginia, the common law felony murder rule is codified at Code of Virginia §§ 18.2-32, 18.2-33. This rule...
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jurisdictions in the United States of America maintain the felony murder rule. In essence, the felony murder rule states that when an offender kills (regardless...
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Murder in New Mexico law (redirect from Felony murder rule in New Mexico)
median for the entire country. In the state of New Mexico, the common law felony murder rule is codified in N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-2-1(2). The rule was narrowed...
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Murder in South Carolina law (redirect from Felony murder rule in South Carolina)
of South Carolina, the common law felony murder rule is treated as an automatic aggravator for underlying felonies. It is codified in SC Code § 16-3-20...
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Murder in Wisconsin law (redirect from Felony murder rule in Wisconsin)
the felony murder rule is found in Wis. Stat. Sec. 940.03 and was last revised in 2005. Generally, the statute applies to dangerous felonies, felonies that...
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Murder in West Virginia law (redirect from Felony murder rule in West Virginia)
median for the entire country. In the state of West Virginia the common law felony murder rule is codified at W. Va. Code § 61-2-1 (1991). This statute provides...
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Washington, the common law felony murder rule is codified at Revised Code of Washington §§ 9A.32.030(c) and 9A.32.050(b). First degree felony murder is defined...
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Murder in Ohio law (redirect from Felony murder rule (Ohio))
another person's pregnancy. Ohio's felony murder rule constitutes when someone commits a first- or second-degree felony, besides voluntary or involuntary...
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A felony waiver is special permission granted to a United States military recruit with a felony on their criminal record. Some crimes that are considered...
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Theft (redirect from Felony theft)
A felony. In Massachusetts, theft may generally be charged as a felony if the value of stolen property is greater than $250. Stealing is a felony if...
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Murder in Hawaii law (redirect from Felony murder rule in Hawaii)
of the felony murder rule and the severe limitation of it in the Model Penal Code. The legislature determined that the commission of a felony should not...
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Murder in Oregon law (redirect from Felony murder rule in Oregon)
the median for the entire country. In the state of Oregon, the common law felony murder rule has been codified in Oregon Revised Statutes § 163.115. Under...
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Murder in Wyoming law (redirect from Felony murder rule in Wyoming)
country. For the felony murder rule in all U.S. jurisdictions, see felony murder rule. In the state of Wyoming the common law felony murder rule is codified...
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Felony is the third studio album by American metalcore group Emmure under the Victory Records label. It was released on August 18, 2009. The album debuted...
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