Violent Crimes
Violent crimes include: homicide, murder, assault, manslaughter, sexual assault, rape, robbery, negligence, endangerment, kidnapping (abduction), extortion, and harassment. Felonies.org explains what each felony involves and what you may be up against if you were to be charged with one of them. Whether you’re here just to learn general information about these crimes, what to expect in court, or learning for yourself or someone you know, all of the info you need to know is here.
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Everything You Need to Know About Assault Charges
An assault can be defined as causing a person physical harm, imposing upon them unwanted physical contact, or threatening or attempting to do so.
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What Are Hate Crimes?
A hate crime can be pretty much any type of crime against someone, as long as it has one element: the perpetrator committed the crime because of a bias they hold against someone's race, sex, religion, gender identity, disability, or nationality.
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Felony Cyber Crimes
As technology increases, so does the amount of variety of cyber crimes that occur, as well as the measures taken to prevent and prosecute against it.
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Everything to Know About Homicide, Murder, and Manslaughter
It's pretty well known that murder is bad, and it comes with a lot of heavy consequences. However, are you aware of all of the different forms of murder?
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Serious Felonies and Capital Punishment
Used only for the worst of the worst felonies, the death penalty has a number of laws governing its implementation, terms to be aware of, and an interesting history through the progression of our judiciary system. It's also important to note the methods used, how much it costs taxpayers, state policies, and discussion about its benefits and disadvantages.
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Is Assault and Battery a Felony?
Here's the details on how these crimes are charged and penalized for most assault and battery convictions.
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Is Domestic Violence a Felony?
Here's the details on what makes domestic violence a felony, how it's defined, what penalties come with it, and more.
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Is Sexual Assault a Felony?
Sex crimes are some of the most serious violent crimes, often resulting in felony charges, the need to register as a sex offender, and long-lasting consequences. It's also nearly impossible in most states to ever remove the charges from a criminal record, and being on a sex registry is also pretty permanent. This may be one of the more difficult…
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What is a Felony?
We all know that felonies are the worst of the worst. There are little crimes, misdemeanors, and tickets you can get, but having a felony on your record is considerably more serious. There are quite a few crimes that qualify, as well as possible punishments that come with them. It's important to be completely aware of the law, your rights…
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