felony
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When prosecutors saw the video, they dumped the felony charges.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
Prosecutors initially charged Caravello with a felony, then downgraded the charge to a misdemeanor.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
He was detained by immigration authorities upon his release in November 2024, and his green card was revoked after an immigration judge ordered his deportation due to his felony conviction.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Weeks later, Keenan and the Civil Rights Division asked a federal judge to dismiss the case, which had already suffered a blow the previous year when the court struck felony allegations from the indictment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
As one young man with a felony conviction explained in exasperation, “I asked for an application for Section 8. They asked me if I had a felony. I said, ‘yes.’...
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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