UBFELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS ARE TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF CRIMES--
FEVERY CRIME CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS EITHER A FELONY OR A MISDEMEANOR.


"IS A FELONY A CRIME OR A TORT?

CRIME
VERY GOOD.
TORT
NO--PLEASE TRY AGAIN.
 ANSWER EITHER CRIME OR TORT.
(IS A MISDEMEANOR A CRIME OR A TORT?

CRIME

RIGHT!
TORT
NO.  TRY AGAIN.!
0YOUR ANSWER SHOULD BE EITHER CRIME OR TORT.
 A FELONY IS A SERIOUS CRIME.


$DO YOU THINK MURDER IS A FELONY?
YES
OK--YOU'RE RIGHT; IT IS.
NO
$YOU MAY NOT THINK SO--BUT IT IS.
$PLEASE ANSWER EITHER YES OR NO.
$A MISDEMEANOR IS A MINOR CRIME.


2DO YOU THINK RUNNING A STOP SIGN IS A FELONY?
NO
VERY GOD.!
YES

WRONG
.ANSWER WITH EITHER FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR.
BI HAVE BEEN ASKING YOU WHAT YOU"THINK" BECAUSE WHETHER A GIVEN
DACT IS ACTUALLY A FELONY OR A MISDEMEANOR DEPENDS ON HOS THE LAW
BOF THE JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS COMMITTED (MOST OFTEN A STATE)
>CLASSIFIES IT IN ITS LAW.  FOR EXAMPLE, SOME STATES DEFINE
BPOSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AS A MISDEMEANOR.  OTHERS DEFINEIT AS
A FELONY.

FTHE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FELONY AND A MISDEMEANOR IS MOST COMMONLY
 DEFINED BY IT'S PUNISHMENT.

FA FELONY IS A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY A LARGE FINE (USUALLY OVER $100)
,OR A JAIL SENTENCE OF ONE YEAR OR MORE.

@A MISDEMEANOR IS A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY A SALL FINE (USUALLY
>$100 OR LESS) AND/OR A JAIL SENTENCEOF LESS THEN ONE YEAR.

>IF YOUR STATE PUNISHES POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA WITH A JAIL
BSENTENCE OF 2 TO 20 YEARS, IS POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA A FELONY
$OR A MISDEMEANOR IN YOUR STATE?

FELONY
VERY GOOD.!
BMISDEMEANOR.  REMEMBER+  THE PUNISHMENT IS MORE THAN ONE YEAR.
DMEMEMBER:  THE PUNISHMENT IS MORE THAN ONE YEAR.  SO WHAT IS IT?
(ANSWER EITHER FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR.
@IF YOUR STATE PUNISHES RUNNING A RED LIGHT WITH A FINE OF UP
>TO $50 AND/OR UP TO 30 DAYS IN JAIL, DOES YOUR STATE EFINE
6RUNNING A RED LIGHT AS A FELONY OR A MISDEMEANOR?
MISDEMEANOR
:GOOD.  I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND THIS.  LET'S GO ACK AND
FINISH THE PRETEST.

FELONY
@COME ON NOW.  A FINE OF LESS THAN $50 AND 30 DAYS OR LESS IN
JAIL.  WHAT IS IT?
(ANSWER EITHER FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR.
 ONE YEAR.  SO WHAT IS IT?
(ANSWER EITHER FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR.
@IF YOUR STATE PUNISHES RUNNING A RED LIGHT