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a serious criminal act (such as murder or rape)
The crime is considered a felony under state law. He was convicted of committing a felony.
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Recent Examples of felonies
Before Proposition 47 passed, some thefts could be considered felonies if the merchandise stolen was valued at $450 or more, but Proposition 47 raised the threshold to $950.
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Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Crime The biggest crime fight on the ballot is over Proposition 36, a measure that would stiffen penalties for some thefts and drug crimes and change parts of a controversial 2014 ballot measure that reduced several felonies to misdemeanors.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
According to Phoenix police, detectives apprehended the teen and booked her on multiple felonies.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
He was charged with multiple felonies, including three counts of murder.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Routh was previously convicted of felonies in North Carolina in December 2002 and March 2010, per court records cited by the Justice Department.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
This year in California, residents will vote on Proposition 36, which could turn some of the retail crime currently classified as misdemeanors into felonies.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Crime The biggest crime fight on the ballot is over Proposition 36, a measure that would stiffen penalties for some thefts and drug crimes and change parts of a controversial 2014 ballot measure that reduced several felonies to misdemeanors.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
According to Phoenix police, detectives apprehended the teen and booked her on multiple felonies.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
He was charged with multiple felonies, including three counts of murder.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Routh was previously convicted of felonies in North Carolina in December 2002 and March 2010, per court records cited by the Justice Department.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
This year in California, residents will vote on Proposition 36, which could turn some of the retail crime currently classified as misdemeanors into felonies.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Felonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonies. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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