Felony defense attorney (1)

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What is a Felony in Criminal Law Felony vs.
Misdemeanor

• Felony is a category of crimes in criminal law
  that is considered very serious, regardless of
  whether it is violent or non-violent. The primary
  characteristic of a felony is that anybody
  convicted of such a crime will be incarcerated
  for at least one year and the imprisonment has to
  be served in a prison facility and not in a
  county or local jail. Fines imposed for felony
  charges are often in thousands of dollars.

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Felonies are serious offenses and include the
following but is not restricted to

• Human trafficking, burglary, robbery, homicide,
  attempted murder, rape, arson, criminal damage to
  property, escaping from prison, failing to inform
  a sex partner of their HIV-positive status,
  interfering with a guardian's custody rights
  including interstate interference, and assisting
  in a felony

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• Apart from these main crimes, current State and
  Federal laws may categorize other crimes as
  felonies. Under such circumstances, knowing how
  felony law works and is interpreted can be a very
  complex task more so as it varies from region to
  region. Hence, if you are facing felony charges
  and have been arrested, your first step should be
  to get in touch with a competent and
  experienced felony defense attorney as soon as
  possible. Your attorney will explain the options
  available to you like reduced or dropped sentence
  and details of felony expungement.  

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• Now, what is felony expungement? It is a process
  where felony charges are removed and cleared from
  a persons records depending on the age of the
  person and the jurisdiction. Once expunged, the
  public cannot access any details or information
  of the felony charges.Here it is critical to
  note the difference between felony arrest and
  felony charges. When police suspect a person of
  having committed a felony, the arrest is called
  felony arrest.  On the other hand, felony
  charges are brought against the suspect when the
  charges are entered in records at a formal court
  hearing. Conviction takes place when the accused
  is found guilty of a felony. In a nutshell, it is
  possible to be arrested on felony charges but not
  receive felony charges or conviction. 

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• Crimes of felony are distinct from misdemeanor
  crimes. Misdemeanors are ones that are less
  serious than a felony and usually lead to small
  fines and/or jail time of less than a year in
  jail and not a prison facility. Hence, the
  distinguishing factor between a felony and a
  misdemeanor is the length of incarceration time
  for the commission of the crime. Broadly,
  misdemeanors include vandalism, trespassing,
  petty theft, and public drunkenness.Misdemeanors
  in specific cases may be elevated to the status
  of a felony. An assault, for example, is a
  misdemeanor but when carried out with deadly
  weapons against a child, woman or a police
  officer, it is considered to be felony leading to
  appropriate sentences.