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** A. ** – A felony is when a person(s) commits a serious criminal act in which will result in a greater punishment than a misdemeanor.

** A **. – A felony is just more severe than a misdemeanor. Misdemeanors are given to people who commit a less serious crime. For example, you might get a misdemeanor for passing a bad check, but you would receive a felony charge for killing somebody. The punishments are also not as harsh for a misdemeanor. The maximum punishment is less than twelve months in jail and a fine.
 * Q ** . - What is the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor?

** A **. – The most common felonies that are committed are drug offenses. In the year 2000, 32% of the felonies were drug offenses.
 * Q ** . – What is the most common felony that is committed?

** A. ** – An average convicted felon will spend about 4.5 years in a state jail, or six months for a local jail with 3 years probation.
 * Q ** . – What is the average punishment for a felon?

** A **. - Almost all felons are convicted through guilty pleas. In the year 2000, 95% of the felons were convicted through telling the judge they were guilty.
 * Q. ** – How are most felons convicted?


 * Q ** . – How many felons are convicted each year? [[image:felongraph.gif align="right"]]
 * A ** . – In 2004, nearly 1,145,000 adult felons were convicted through the state courts and federal courts combine. The number of convicted felons increases each year.

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