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Legal definition of a "Felony" (Former DA explains)

More info at http://www.shouselaw.com/felony.html A former prosecutor explains the legal definition of a felony in criminal law. By definition, a felony is a crime for which the maximum sentence is more than a year in jail or prison. If the maximum sentence is a year or less of custody time, then the crime is only a misdemeanor. Felonies tend to be more serious crimes such as murder, rape, robbery, sales of narcotics, and grand theft of larger amounts of money or property. Some crimes are what we call wobblers, meaning they can be charged as a felony or a misdemeanor defending on the circumstances. In this video, a former Los Angeles County deputy district attorney -- who now works as a California criminal defense lawyer -- explains the legal definition of a felony as well as some of the consequences that flow from a felony conviction.