Sentence examples for major felonies from inspiring English sources
The mayor recently declared 2011 the 21st straight year in which major felonies fell.
"It has been 14 months since the governor of the state was indicted or admitted to committing major felonies," Mr. Cuomo said.
It doesn't hurt if the salacious behavior steers clear of under-age children, pregnant spouses (as, alas, was apparently not the case with Mr. Weiner), and major felonies.
Misdemeanors rose to 385,666 last year, from 357,322 in 2005, while major felonies dropped to 105,594 from 135,475 in the same period.
New Yorkers for Parks, an advocacy group, reported in 2008 that half of the city's 20 largest parks had five or fewer major felonies in 18 months.
And the most recent F.B.I. data, from 2013, show that, of the nation's twenty-five largest cities, New York has the lowest rate of major felonies.
Three major felony cases have been brought against officers.
"Why they're pursuing it like a major felony feels like serious overkill to me".
This is not an unusual practice; combining major felony charges with conspiracy charges can make convictions easier to obtain.
Also, there's no jury: the defendant is tried by judges unless the accusation is of a major felony.
