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fe·lo·ni·ous
/ fəˈlōnēəs/
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adj.
of, relating to, or involved in crime:
they turned their felonious talents to the smuggling trade.
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Law
relating to or of the nature of felony:
his conduct was felonious.
DERIVATIVES:
fe·lo·ni·ous·ly
adv.
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Felony murder, the merger limitation, and legislative intent in State v. Heemstra: deciphering the proper role of the Iowa Supreme Court in interpreting Iowa's felony-murder statute.
Magazine article from: Iowa Law Review; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...five years of precedent controlling the felony-murder doctrine by adopting the merger...highlights the mysteries surrounding the felony-murder doctrine and its subdoctrines...provides analysis of Iowa's approach to the felony-murder doctrine. As a result, this...
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FELONY CASES UP 15% IN 2005 PROSECUTORS ATTRIBUTE BULK OF INCREASE TO METH-RELATED CRIMES, DEADBEAT PARENTS
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press; 12/31/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Vanderburgh Superior Court to face felony charges. Trockman drew similar...as Levco: Not only is the felony increase being fueled by people...factor in the increase in new felonies filed in court is a different...support is not handled as a felony matter. If the noncustodial...
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Reconsidering the felony murder rule in light of modern criticisms: doesn't the conclusion depend upon the particular rule at issue?
Magazine article from: Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy; 6/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; I. FOR AND AGAINST THE FELONY MURDER RULE: THE WELL-WORN ARGUMENTS A. Traditional...Arguments Supporting the Rule II. WHAT KIND OF FELONY MURDER STATUTE? GOOD ONES AND BAD ONES A. "Good" Felony Murder Definition (Although "Good" Is Always...
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 "St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)")
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FELONIES IN COUNTY WERE FILED AT RECORD RATE IN 2000 : HAINE CREDITS EFFECTIVE LEGAL WORK IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE. REKOWSKI. NUMBERS CAN BE MISLEADING.(Madison County Post)(Profile\Felony Charges\Madison County)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO); 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...of the year, 3,140 felony cases had been filed...were filed in 1999. Felonies are crimes that carry...year or more in prison. Felony prosecutions soared in...means there are more felonies." He said that another factor in the increase in felony cases in Madison County...
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The felony murder rule in Illinois: the injustice of the proximate cause theory explored via research in cognitive psychology.
Magazine article from: Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Court upheld both convictions under the felony murder rule and reaffirmed its allegiance to the proximate cause theory of felony murder. (5) The proximate cause...commission or attempted commission of a felony. (6) This includes deaths of innocent...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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NO BORDERS IN FELONY MURDER, COURT SAYS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/11/1996; 700+ words
; ...appeals by two men convicted of felony murder, John Stokes and Orlando...jurisdiction since the underlying felony, the robbery, occurred in Connecticut. ``The felony murder statute refers to underlying felonies,'' Eisenstein said. ``If...
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The origins of American felony murder rules.
Magazine article from: Stanford Law Review; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...with enumerated felonies 3. The Texas...statute B. Felony Murder Statutes...Third Degree Felony Murder Statutes D. Dangerous Felonies Statutes E. Summary...LIMITS OF AMERICAN FELONY MURDER RULES A. Predicate Felonies B. Means of Killing...
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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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PROSECUTORS' DISCRETION: FELONY SHOPLIFTING CHARGES RARE DESPITE ARRESTS THAT QUALIFY
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 6/15/1999; 700+ words
; ...should have been charged with felonies. But the DuPage County state...s office only authorized felony charges for some of the offenders...prosecution of retail theft as a felony depends mainly on the amount...exceeding $150 is a Class 3 felony. Any property valued at less...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Courts; GALENA, Ill. - The following felony cases were filed in Jo Daviess County Circuit Court:
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 11/16/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Dubuque, was charged with a Class 2 felony count of unlawful possession of a stolen...East Dubuque, was indicted on a Class 3 felony count of theft and charged with a Class...43, Galena, was indicted on a Class 3 felony count of criminal damage to government...
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 "Arlington Heights Post (IL)")
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Area police rarely use felony weapon provision
Newspaper article from: Arlington Heights Post (IL); 2/3/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...was charged with domestic battery and felony unlawful use of a weapon, a provision...Rolling Meadows Police Department with felony unlawful use of a weapon. He was also the first person to be charged with the felony by Rolling Meadows in the last two years...
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Felony
Book article from: World of Forensic Science
...The distinction between felonies and misdemeanors is not...a local jail is not a felony. However, the offense...called misdemeanor as a felony. Forensic science uses...laboratory techniques to solve felonies by detecting the presence...investigating a murderous felony that involves a ...
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Felony-Murder Rule
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...rule by requiring that the felony must be a dangerous one or...application of the rule to dangerous felonies usually enumerate the crimes...rape, and robbery are typical felonies that invoke the rule. Under a number of statutes, the felony must be a proximate cause of...
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felony
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...year's imprisonment is a felony. This definition is followed...label certain crimes as felonies. Other possible consequences of committing a felony are loss of the rights of...for successive offenses. Felonies are usually tried by jury...
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Compounding a Felony
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
COMPOUNDING A FELONY A criminal offense consisting of the acceptance of a reward or other consideration in exchange for an agreement not to prosecute or reveal a felony committed by another. Compounding a felony is encompassed in statutes that make compounding offenses a crime.
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Misprision
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...reporting crimes, especially felonies, to law enforcement authorities...Congress passed a misprision of felony statute in 1789. The statute...the actual commission of a felony … conceals and does...is guilty of misprision of felony and can be punished with up...
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