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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ยง 19.02(b)(3), states...
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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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