A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious. The term "felony" originated from...

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)...

systems. Misdemeanors are generally punished less severely than more serious felonies, but theoretically more so than administrative infractions (also known...

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...

individual during the commission of a predicate felony regardless of actual intent or premeditation, called felony murder. This offense is categorized as capital...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...