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...

Misprision of felony is a form of misprision, and an offence under the common law of England that is no longer active in many common law countries.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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

better known by his stage name Jayo Felony, is an American rapper from The Yay Area, California. In 1994, Jayo Felony signed to the label owned by Jam Master...

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...

The Felony Lane Gang is an organized crime gang that has been based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the United States. The "Felony Lane" part of the name...

dangerous felony. Inherently dangerous felonies are defined in K.S.A. 21-3436 and include armed robbery, arson, and aggravated burglary. A felony murder...

The Felony Squad is a half-hour television crime drama originally broadcast on the ABC network from September 12, 1966, to January 31, 1969. Sergeant Sam...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

the felony murder rule is defined as a death that is caused "in the course of", "in the furtherance of" or "in the immediate flight" of a felony. These...

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...

Compounding a felony was an offence under the common law of England and was classified as a misdemeanour. It consisted of a prosecutor or victim of an...

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...

Felony is a 2013 Australian crime thriller film directed by Matthew Saville. Joel Edgerton wrote, produced and co-starred in the film. Tom Wilkinson, Jai...