Felony Quotations

Once you have a felony conviction on your record, one of the most difficult things to do is to break the cycle of recidivism.

Yeah, I lost court cases and misdemeanor juries, but of felony jury trials I was successful 105 of 106 times.

Federal law prohibits anyone convicted of a felony from owning a gun. Seems like kind of a good idea, no?

There is no provision (in the Texas Penal Code) to make it change from a second-degree felony to a first-degree felony if it's against a sports participant.

What this charge is saying is that if you commit a felony and during the course of that felony, you provoke a deadly confrontation and some is killed, you can be held liable.

with the intent that a felony be committed.

What the state government said, unless it falls into some other category, if someone breaks into a neighbor's barn and steals a $4,000 ATV, he's going to go to county jail unless he has a prior felony or is on probation when it happened, ... If someone, however, breaks into 18 churches, this may be considered a pattern, this is not just, 'oops, I made a mistake.'

The reality is, even if people think it's a prank, we take it very seriously. This is an act that could bring along felony charges.

We were coordinating for a possible felony stop but didn't have to do that.

Since its inception, the Greater Valley Area Crime Stoppers has received tips that have led to many arrests as well as the recovery and seizure of more than $565,000 in drugs and property. The majority of these tips have resulted in felony arrests. All the counties in Alabama should have this tool available to them to help support their law enforcement agencies.

My decision, upheld by the athletic board, is Reuben had violated a student-athlete code of conduct by being charged with the felony and in so doing he should not be able to play.

If they're caught, they'll get prosecuted fullest extent, ... It's a felony in this state.

I am back in the courtroom as a defense attorney. In fact, my first court appearance in a felony case as a defense lawyer was in front of guess who?

I am greatly impressed by him. I was very impressed with the fact he has very in-depth, hands-on experience with felony drug court. I suspect he will be a great mentor and guide in the early days of getting the office back on board.

I feel very strongly that once someone has paid the penalty for the felony they have committed, that their voting rights should be restored.

For some time he's had a felony warrant out. We notified San Francisco and left it up to them how they'd make the arrest.

I don't think it would be in the interest of justice to put a felony charge on him.

If you are going to commit a felony don't do it in August.

He isn't allowed to associate with any people with felony records. We presented evidence he was associating with a number of felons.

Within the agency, I've always been treated fairly, ... I stood out because I was the only bilingual Hispanic, I believe, for about the first 13 years in the sheriff's office in my career. I ended up getting all the high-profile felony cases -- homicides, shootings, robberies -- involving Spanish-speaking individuals. So it accelerated my training, but it put a heavy workload on me.

Under Missouri statute, abuse of a child is a class B felony which is punishable by a term of imprisonment between five and 15 years. The point we always make is that this charge against Ms. Hyatt is merely an accusation. As in all criminal cases, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

He did have a felony warrant for parole violation. One of the original charges was auto theft. We also recovered a large bottle of alcohol, and we will be pursuing an investigation into whether or not he was drinking as well.

It is a felony case. We?re not going to allow a felony charge go by the wayside,

I think this certainly is one of the biggest stories of our age. If the guy closest to the President has potentially committed a felony ... The President said, 'If anyone is involved in this in my administration, they're going to get fired.' ... If Karl Rove were out of business, that's a f-ing big story.

The abiding concern I have in the wake of all this is, how many other Clines are there out there who are pulling people over, arresting them for felony offenses and charging them with crimes they themselves have committed? ... It makes one wonder how much confidence the public can really have in their law enforcement officers.

The only control really is the next election if they don't commit a felony in office. Everybody wants to be sheriff. Lots of men have sheriff fantasies. It could be a little macho. There's something to be said for being the chief law enforcement officer in the county.

We have confidence in the State Attorney's Office. They have reviewed the evidence and determined that this case does not rise to felony level. We are hopeful that upon a complete review, this case will be dismissed.

The reality is, whether I'm fleeing from a speeding ticket or I'm fleeing from a felony arrest, I'm creating the same danger to the public.

We considered two charges, felony stalking and assault with a deadly weapon, and found there was insufficient evidence on both.

We think the felony penalty will deter people from trying to go to a cockfight,

While this may not rise to the level of a felony crime, it's still serious.

There is no telling how many other animals may have been shot and not discovered. We would like anyone who has any information as to who may be doing this to contact our office. This is a potential felony and the person responsible could face significant jail time.

To answer your question as to how you get six years, that was the legislative determination that a felony of involuntary manslaughter conviction would call for that type of sentence.

Does anyone believe that Julie should be prosecuted for a felony or a misdemeanor as a result of an accident, a pure accident? So that's where we are...we're at an impasse because they have taken the initiative to launch a criminal investigation.

It wouldn't just be the 12 million undocumented immigrants that are subject to a felony prosecution. It would be lots of other people ... who are temporarily out of status or whose violations of immigration law were very innocent.

Somone in the middle of the street was hit. Whether she's out there legally or not, she was struck, ... At this point it's just a vehicular assault, but it's probably just a misdemeanor charge, not a felony charge.

Officers came under attack. At one point, they're defending themselves. At another point, a transition is made to where they are trying to arrest a person for a felony act of violence. ... Certainly, the standard for use of force in the United States is that the officers can use force to defend themselves and/or to overcome resistance to arrest,

Avoiding the sex offender registry ought to be a felony. If you have that felony status, police could (immediately) arrest.

The most glaringly obvious fact about the present case is the significant media and public interest that it is generating. Michael Jackson is a figure recognized around the world, and the events surrounding execution of the search warrant, his arrest, and even the file-stamping of the felony complaint have received widespread publicity,

This investigation is a very serious criminal matter given the nature of the offense and the age of the victim. The District Attorney's Office has filed charges of aggravated sexual assault ... and aggravated assault; both of these charges are serious felony offenses. The investigation is still continuing, and as a result we are unable to comment ... other than to say that additional charges are pending.

This guy is under investigation. He may have committed a felony hit and run. And what does he do, he tries to get into a club when he's underage. He clearly thinks he is above the law.

They may have thought this was a prank, but it was felony theft, ... This was a piece of art work valued at over $1,500 so it's a felony for sure.

A third-degree felony changes a lot of things. I'm not comfortable with that penalty.

A supervisor who hires a direct relative would face felony charges, according to the attorney for the district. In addition, a certified administrator would face loss of certification.

It is significant and punishing to suffer a felony conviction. A lot of doors get closed. However, becoming a millionaire can buy you a lot of new doors to open.

For instance, if he gets arrested on another felony within a certain amount of time it can be used to enhance the sentence on that new felony. It's not totally gone. But for the concern that's surfaced here, the retaining of his employment I would view that as an acquittal for those purposes.

It makes it really hard to show if their product has been tampered with, if it's a felony to inspect it.

No amount of spin by the Republican leadership can alter the fact that the House bill, including the felony provisions, were authored by Republicans and ultimately passed by Republicans.

The adjournment is not enough time to study such a case. Even in a felony you get more than 20 days. We must have more than a month for this case,

I've learned my lesson and wouldn't go back down that road. People should give people another chance. Anybody can change, even someone with a felony can change.

This is just more posturing by Florida politicians to look tough on crime and on people with past felony convictions. What does denying funds to low-income people to save on energy costs have to do with fighting crime?

I have no record. They all say felony and guilty. I've never even been to Washington.

If you have a felony offense it denotes more seriousness and if you'd seen magnum and the suffering he went through you would never believe that was a misdemeanor offense.

I just felt that justice would better be served by letting him plead to petit larceny and not putting a felony conviction on a young college student's record for the rest of his life.

I don't know how you can read into that because we've never had a felony charge before. How it could be uneven, I don't know.

Before the first indictment you tried to coerce a guilty plea from Tom DeLay for a misdemeanor, stating the alternative was indictment for a felony which would require his stepping down as Majority Leader of the House of Representatives.

I don't think this is an inordinate amount of time for the jury to be out. Even in a routine felony case, the jury might be out four or five days, and this is anything but a routine case.

He approached me and said he was thinking of going to law school. But then he told me what had happened, and I advised him that even if he made it through law school, he wouldn't be able to pass the New York bar because he had a felony conviction.

Alabama does have one of the most stringent habitual felony offender acts.

The charges he had was a felony warrant for obtaining workers comp via fraud.

The first time that a person commits certain crimes against animals, it will automatically be considered a felony level offense charge.

I was against felonies when a misdemeanor would do.

And as if reporting some felony to the police they let you know you were not John Donne.

Anything less than the best is a felony.

How dare you make my life a felony.

And I will make it felony to drink small beer.