Every state in the U.S. breaks its crime categories down into two different classifications \u2013 felonies and misdemeanors.<\/p>\n
Felonies are the more serious categories of crimes, with a conviction meriting state jail time for more than a year. In more serious cases, the penalty may be death. On the other hand misdemeanors, while still serious in terms of leaving a person with a criminal record that haunts them for the rest of their lives, often hand out prison terms of less than a year in county jail.<\/p>\n
Within the two major categories are sub-categories that break down according to the severity of the crime. While neither of these two major categories are ones that people want to get charged with, the fact is life happens and so do criminal acts. If a person is about to be charged with a felony or misdemeanor, then it’s time to call Jay F. Fortier, P.C. of (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every state in the U.S. breaks its crime categories down into two different classifications \u2013 felonies and misdemeanors. Felonies are the more serious categories of crimes, with a conviction meriting state jail time for more than a year. In more…<\/span><\/p>\n