Felony Crimes Research Paper

Under criminal law, felony is a category of crimes that is classified as the most serious types of crimes the majority of the time. These crimes have no specific identification; they can be either violent or non-violent. Under the traditional common law, felonies were back then called “true crimes,” and it normally included serious offenses. Some of the offenses consisted of homicides, rape, burglary, robbery, escaping from a prison, and even assisting in a felony crime. The most important thing to remember about a felony is that if a defendant is found guilty of a felony, he can face incarceration for a minimum of one year or even death. Those defendants found guilty of a felony are to serve their sentence in a prison facility and not just …show more content…
How crimes are classified by states vary and they are determined by the state legislature. Normally, the legislature also determines the maximum punishment allowable for each felony class. With this in place we avoid the need of defining specific sentences for every possible crime. This practice has been put into place to divide the levels of punishments, while one may be punishable by death, the other may only be punishable by the loss of freedom (imprisonment). In many parts of the United States, a convicted felon can face a life term of legal consequences, even after the completion of their sentence. The status of a convicted felon is considered most times permanent, and is not extinguished even after completion of probation and parole or if an early release was given. The only way to clear the status of a ‘felon” is only by a successful executive clemency or appeal. There are some ways around certain legal consequences. Convicted felons have the right to apply for restoration of some of their rights after a certain period of time has passed, it is easier said then