If a person in a Court of law pled guilty to a charge and is sentence to a year or under, with a probation period included. Can these charges be felonies?
2007-01-20 06:14:14 · 3 answers · asked by mad4money2005 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
A felony is a charge for which punishment of more than a year is specifically written into the law. However, on a slew of misdemeanors you could be sentenced to more than a year. Likewise, depending on any number of legislative or court programs for felonies, with probation you could actually serve less than a year in prison for a felony. This all varies state to state - so you need to check locally. BTW, if you were not charged/tried for a felony you cannot be convicted of one.
2007-01-20 06:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every crime has its minimum and maximum punishment under the law, so this could be possible.
2007-01-20 14:26:29 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure the courts can make mistakes. Look at o.j. simpson.
2007-01-20 14:19:45 · answer #3 · answered by DixeVil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋