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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 prison 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 prison, or no prison at all, are considered infractions. 18 USC 3559.
The distinction between a felony and misdemeanor has been abolished by most
common law jurisdictions (e.g. Crimes Act 1958 (Vic., Australia) s. 332B(1), Crimes Act 1900 (NSW., Australia) s. 580E(1)). Other jurisdictions, notably those of the
United States, maintain the distinction. Those jurisdictions which have abolished the distinction generally adopt 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.
United States
In the United States, a felony is intended to be the higher category of criminal offenses, as distinct from a
misdemeanor, which is intended to be the less serious category of offenses (although some states have done away with the felony/misdemeanor classification; for example,
New Jersey designates offenses as first degree through fourth degree. A third degree offense is punishable by six months to eighteen months in Prison. Some states also subdivide felonies into "classes", such as Class A through Class J or Class 1 through Class 7 felonies)
What is a felony and who commits one?
Crimes commonly considered to be felonies include, but are not limited to: assault and/or
battery (crime),
arson, burglary,
embezzlement,
grand theft,
treason,
espionage,
racketeering,
robbery,
murder,
rape,
kidnapping and
fraud.
Some offenses, though similar in nature, may be felonies or misdemeanors depending on the circumstances. For example, the illegal manufacture, distribution or possession of controlled substances may be a felony, although possession of small amounts may be only a misdemeanor. Possession of a deadly weapon may be generally legal, but carrying the same weapon into a restricted area such as a school may be viewed as a serious offense, regardless of whether there is intent to use the weapon.
"The
common law divided participants in a felony into four basic categories: (1) first-degree principals, those who actually committed the crime in question; (2) second-degree principals, aiders and
abettor present at the scene of the crime; (3)
Accessory (legal term) before the fact, aiders and abettors who helped the principal before the basic criminal event took place; and (4) accessories after the fact, persons who helped the principal after the basic criminal event took place. In the course of the 20th century, however, American jurisdictions eliminated the distinction among the first three categories."
Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez, 549 U.S. __ (2007) (citations omitted).
In some states, felonies are also classified (class A, B, etc.) according to their seriousness. A murder is also counted as a felony and can result in a death penalty or a life sentence. The number of classifications and the corresponding crimes vary by state and are determined by the legislature. Usually, the legislature also determines the maximum punishment allowable for each felony class; this avoids the necessity of defining specific sentences for every possible crime.
Punishment
A felony may be punishable with imprisonment for one or more years or
capital punishment in the case of the most serious felonies, such as
murder,
treason, and
espionage; indeed, at
common law when the British and American legal systems divorced in 1776, felonies were crimes for which the punishment was either
capital punishment or
forfeiture of
property. In modern times, felons can receive punishments which range in severity; from probation, to prison, to
execution (legal) for premeditated murder or other serious crimes. In the United States felons often face additional consequences, such as the loss of
voting rights in many states, exclusion from certain lines of work, prohibition from obtaining certain
licenses, exclusion from purchase and possession of
firearms or
ammunition, and ineligibility to run for or be elected to public office. In addition, some
states consider a felony conviction to be grounds for an uncontested
divorce. These, among other losses of privileges not included explicitly in sentencing, are known as collateral consequences of criminal charges. Finally if a felon is not a U.S. citizen that person may be subject to
deportation after sentencing is complete.
Civil sanctions imposed on United States citizens convicted of a felony in many states include the loss of competence to serve on a grand or petit jury or to vote in elections even after release from prison. While controversial, these disabilities are explicitly sanctioned by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, a
Reconstruction-era amendment that deals with permissible state regulation of voting rights.
Expunction
Theoretically, federal law allows persons convicted of felonies in a federal United States district court to apply to have their record expunged after a certain period of time with a clean record. However, the
Congress of the United States has refused to fund the federal agency mandated with handling the applications of convicted felons to have their record expunged. This means that, in practice, federal felons cannot have their records expunged.
For state law convictions, expunction is determined by the law of the state. Some states do not allow this, regardless of the offense.
See also
- Three Strikes Law
- Misprision of felony
- Compounding a felony
- Felony murder
References
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
prison 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 prison, or no prison at all, are considered infractions. 18 USC 3559.
The distinction between a felony and misdemeanor has been abolished by most
common law jurisdictions (e.g. Crimes Act 1958 (Vic., Australia) s. 332B(1), Crimes Act 1900 (NSW., Australia) s. 580E(1)). Other jurisdictions, notably those of the United States, maintain the distinction. Those jurisdictions which have abolished the distinction generally adopt 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.
United States
In the United States, a felony is intended to be the higher category of criminal offenses, as distinct from a
misdemeanor, which is intended to be the less serious category of offenses (although some states have done away with the felony/misdemeanor classification; for example,
New Jersey designates offenses as first degree through fourth degree. A third degree offense is punishable by six months to eighteen months in Prison. Some states also subdivide felonies into "classes", such as Class A through Class J or Class 1 through Class 7 felonies)
What is a felony and who commits one?
Crimes commonly considered to be felonies include, but are not limited to:
assault and/or battery (crime),
arson,
burglary,
embezzlement, grand theft,
treason,
espionage,
racketeering, robbery,
murder, rape,
kidnapping and
fraud.
Some offenses, though similar in nature, may be felonies or misdemeanors depending on the circumstances. For example, the illegal manufacture, distribution or possession of controlled substances may be a felony, although possession of small amounts may be only a misdemeanor. Possession of a deadly weapon may be generally legal, but carrying the same weapon into a restricted area such as a school may be viewed as a serious offense, regardless of whether there is intent to use the weapon.
"The common law divided participants in a felony into four basic categories: (1) first-degree principals, those who actually committed the crime in question; (2) second-degree principals, aiders and abettor present at the scene of the crime; (3)
Accessory (legal term) before the fact, aiders and abettors who helped the principal before the basic criminal event took place; and (4) accessories after the fact, persons who helped the principal after the basic criminal event took place. In the course of the 20th century, however, American jurisdictions eliminated the distinction among the first three categories."
Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez, 549 U.S. __ (2007) (citations omitted).
In some states, felonies are also classified (class A, B, etc.) according to their seriousness. A murder is also counted as a felony and can result in a death penalty or a life sentence. The number of classifications and the corresponding crimes vary by state and are determined by the legislature. Usually, the legislature also determines the maximum punishment allowable for each felony class; this avoids the necessity of defining specific sentences for every possible crime.
Punishment
A felony may be punishable with imprisonment for one or more years or capital punishment in the case of the most serious felonies, such as murder, treason, and espionage; indeed, at
common law when the British and American legal systems divorced in
1776, felonies were crimes for which the punishment was either
capital punishment or forfeiture of property. In modern times, felons can receive punishments which range in severity; from probation, to
prison, to
execution (legal) for premeditated murder or other serious crimes. In the United States felons often face additional consequences, such as the loss of
voting rights in many states, exclusion from certain lines of work, prohibition from obtaining certain
licenses, exclusion from purchase and possession of
firearms or ammunition, and ineligibility to run for or be elected to public office. In addition, some
states consider a felony conviction to be grounds for an uncontested divorce. These, among other losses of privileges not included explicitly in sentencing, are known as collateral consequences of criminal charges. Finally if a felon is not a U.S. citizen that person may be subject to
deportation after sentencing is complete.
Civil sanctions imposed on United States citizens convicted of a felony in many states include the loss of competence to serve on a grand or petit
jury or to vote in elections even after release from prison. While controversial, these disabilities are explicitly sanctioned by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, a Reconstruction-era amendment that deals with permissible state regulation of voting rights.
Expunction
Theoretically, federal law allows persons convicted of felonies in a federal United States district court to apply to have their record expunged after a certain period of time with a clean record. However, the Congress of the United States has refused to fund the federal agency mandated with handling the applications of convicted felons to have their record expunged. This means that, in practice, federal felons cannot have their records expunged.
For state law convictions, expunction is determined by the law of the state. Some states do not allow this, regardless of the offense.
See also
References
Felony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1. an offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, esp. those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year.
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In criminal law, former term for an offence that is more serious than a misdemeanour; in the USA, a felony is a crime generally punishable by imprisonment for a year or more.
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