The phrase "attempting to commit a felony" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts or discussions about criminal behavior to describe the act of trying to engage in a serious crime.
Example: "The defendant was charged with attempting to commit a felony after being caught in the act of breaking into a bank."
Alternatives: "trying to perpetrate a felony" or "endeavoring to commit a felony."
A person armed with an assault weapon who commits or attempts to commit a felony will be subject to an additional five years in prison beyond the sentence imposed for the basic crime.
A police officer in Missouri can use deadly force in making an arrest or preventing escape if he reasonably believes it is necessary to effect the arrest and also reasonably believes the person to be arrested has committed or attempted to commit a felony, or may otherwise endanger life or inflict serious physical injury unless arrested without delay.
According to court records, Mr. Grayer was convicted in 1978 of a charge called "attempt to commit a felony" for his role in a scheme to steal items shipped by United Parcel Service, which was his employer.
Benefits are not payable for disabilities resulting from commission or attempt to commit a felony, or to which a contributing cause was your being engaged in an illegal occupation; war or act of war (declared or not); or military service for any country engaged in war or other armed conflict; or by an intentionally self-inflicted injury.
On Thursday, he entered a plea of no contest before Bernalillo County District Court Judge Reed Sheppard to two counts of attempt to commit a felony (false imprisonment), one count of stalking, two counts of harassment and other charges including larceny and possession of marijuana, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.
He also seemed to be attempting to commit felony sex trafficking in the third degree (receiving or agreeing to receive money from prostitution) under Alaska state law.
On August 14 , 2009Brown entered a Kennedy plea, meaning he did not admit guilt but did not contest that prosecutors had evidence to prove his guilt, and was convicted on a felony charge of attempting to commit kidnapping and a misdemeanor petty larceny charge in Cabell County, West Virginia Circuit Court.
Ms. McDowell, 33, was arrested April 14 on felony charges of committing and attempting to commit first-degree larceny by using her baby sitter's address to enroll her son in a Norwalk school in the fall.
She was arrested and booked at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station on charges of burglary, which applies to attempts to enter a home with intent to commit a felony, and false imprisonment.
They were each charged with armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, two counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and two counts of conspiracy to commit a felony.
Brown was booked at San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of attempted robbery, conspiracy, carrying a concealed firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a loaded firearm with the intent to commit a felony.
