However the definition varies from the general definition. The idea of something like this happening is nothing new to American culture. People are charged with felonies every day, from murder, to high level conspiracy to commit major crimes. Constitution.” This is the legal definition for this type of crime across the nation. Felonies are sometimes referred to as “high crimes” as described in the U. However, a sentence upon conviction for a felony may sometimes be less than one year at the discretion of the judge and within limits set by statute. 2) a crime carrying a minimum term of one year or more in state prison, since a year or less can be served in county jail. Per the dictionary via the law library of Harvard Law, Felony- “ a crime sufficiently serious to be punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison, as distinguished from a misdemeanor which is only punishable by confinement to county or local jail and/or a fine. The second is the actual effects of what charging someone with a felony entails, and then assess why this type of judgment in most cases is a miscarriage of justice, becoming a life sentence. One thing that we must consider is the loose description of what a felony is. It seems like I am some over militant zealot who feels “the man” is out to get us, but here me out. ![]() ![]() The problem that I speak of is the criminal justice system and the life sentences that they give to young minority men and women for minor to no fault crimes. However the problem now is affecting us on more of a sub dermal level. We have come a long way since those days of racial injustice and turmoil. We have also let the world know that you cannot persecute/punish us without fair and just trial. Yes we have gone beyond the days of being hung from trees and given death sentences for looking at white women. Urban Intellectuals, I come to you today with an issue that affects our community more than you really know.
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