Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York
felony
can you be a felon if you never went upstate and only did 6 months on rikers island for drugs at 18 years of age
Asked on 7/24/07, 2:20 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Craig McElwee
Law Offices of Craig E. McElwee, LLC
Re: felony
Yes. The sentence does not determine the level of the crime. Many felonies have no minimum jail term. So, if the crime one pleads to or is convicted of is a felony and the person did not get "youthful offender" status . . . that person is a "Prior Felony Offender."
Answered on 7/24/07, 3:03 pm
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