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Felony Definition

A felony is a serious crime that is punishable by incarceration for more than one year in a state prison. Michigan has eight classes of felonies (Class A through H) that carry varying penalties and sentences ranging from as minimum as jail time or alternative sentencing up to serving life in prison.


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