Louisiana Felony
In terms of criminal law, felonies are the most severe classification.
Typically a person is arrested for a felony crime when that crime rises
to the level of inflicting serious personal injury, death or loss of
property. Many states across the country have created classifications
for their felonies and assigned them letters such as Class A felony,
Class B felony, etc. However, Louisiana does not make the same
distinctions for felonies committed in the state. Instead they have set
forth specific descriptions and sentencing guide lines for these
crimes. The following is the list of what Louisiana considers to be
major felony crimes.
First Degree Murder: This type
of Louisiana felony applies to persons who is convicted of willfully
and intentionally planning and carrying out a murder. The punishment is
death or life imprisonment with hard labor and without the benefit of
parole, probation, or suspension of sentence if this was determined by
the jury in the case.
Second Degree Murder: A second
degree murder charge is usually applied to crimes of passion when a
murder occurs in "the heat of the moment." If you are convicted of this
felony you can be sentence to life in prison without parole and
subjected to hard labor.
Aggravated Rape: This felony
concerns a person convicted of rape that resulted in severe bodily harm
of the victim. The punishment for this Louisiana felony is life in
prison without parole and with hard labor. Under special circumstances
such as a minor under the age of 13, the state can seek the death
penalty.
Manslaughter: A person found
guilty of manslaughter has often caused the death of another person
through neglect but not intentionally. The sentence for this felony
crime is a prison term of not more then forty years of hard labor.
Special circumstances for this felony also arise according to the age
of the victim. If the victim is under ten years, the minimum sentence
will be ten years of hard labor up to forty years.
First Degree Robbery: A robbery
felony occurs when the items stolen are over $500 in value. The range
of prison sentence for this Louisiana felony is three to forty years of
hard labor depending on the judge and circumstances.
Theft, Third Offense: This
proverbial three strikes felony law applies to the third robbery
offence and comes with a punishment of up to twenty years in prison.
Third DUI: For a third DUI the
convicted can face a minimum of 45 days up to five years in jail and a
fine as high as $2,000.
Battery of a Police Officer:
Assaulting a police officer that results in an injury requiring medical
attention is consider a felony in Louisiana and punishable up to five
years of hard labor.
Unless your criminal record is officially expunged, your Louisiana
felony conviction will remain on your record. You can file an
application for the court to have your felony expunged but it depends
on the circumstances whether or not it will be granted. In the case of
sexual assault of a minor under the age of 17 there will be no
expungement.
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