How to Use felony in a Sentence
felony
noun- The crime is considered a felony under state law.
- He was convicted of felony murder.
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Each of the felonies can bring sentences of up to 20 years in prison.
— Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2023 -
The offense, as it is charged in Spears’ case, is a state jail felony.
— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2024 -
The shooting alone, though, is a felony that could send you to prison for a year — prison, not jail.
— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023 -
Both men face a felony count of burglary, court records show.
— Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2023 -
As the frontrunner faces his fourth round of felony charges in five months.
— ABC News, 3 Sep. 2023 -
The 14-year-old suspect was charged with four counts of felony murder.
— Sara Powers, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024 -
Doty was found not guilty of three felony assault and battery charges.
— David Ovalle, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023 -
The crime, a felony, is punishable by up to four years served in a county jail.
— Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024 -
To be a member of the State Guard, someone can’t have been convicted of a felony.
— Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024 -
What’s the significance of the many felony counts facing Trump?
— Gabriel J. Chin, Fortune, 10 June 2023 -
All of the charges are felonies, according to the court documents.
— Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024 -
The 22-year-old son faces a felony robbery charge and a 42-year-old father faces three felony robbery charges.
— Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024 -
Now in state prison, Cavalcante has been charged with a felony count of escape.
— Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023 -
He is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary.
— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2024 -
The man, 28, and woman, 25, were charged with felony theft due to there being credit cards inside the wallet.
— cleveland, 4 Sep. 2023 -
Doctors who violate any of these new rules could be charged with a felony.
— Tori Otten, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2023 -
Detectives filed a total of 27 felony charges against the eight suspects.
— Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2024 -
The gun charge — felony possession of a firearm by a drug user — can carry a penalty of 10 years in prison.
— Harold Maass, The Week, 24 June 2023 -
Those found with noncompliant firearms can face up to a Class 3 felony.
— Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner, 15 Apr. 2023 -
If the former police officer completes the terms of his plea deal, the felony charge against him will be dropped.
— Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024 -
An Ohio woman who suffered a miscarriage at home has been charged with felony abuse of a corpse.
— Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023 -
The law signed Saturday makes the crime subject to a felony instead of a misdemeanor.
— Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024 -
The charges: Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
— Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2024 -
With this new case, Easley has now racked up a felony police chase charge in each of the past three years, and all three cases remain pending.
— Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024 -
Three caucus overseers face felony charges for their roles in trying to overturn the 2020 election.
— Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2024 -
Taylor is facing charges on the state level of felony child neglect and reckless storage of a firearm.
— Ben Finley, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2023 -
Ziegler was indicted on misdemeanor counts, and Byard faces a felony charge of lying to the grand jury.
— Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 30 May 2023 -
Routh was convicted of possession of a weapon of mass destruction, a felony.
— Tovia Smith, NPR, 21 Sep. 2024
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