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What is the difference between a felon and a person with felonies who has never been to prison?
LisaMiller1642
Nothing, they are both felons.
Actually you have to break this down further, then the answer should become evident:
- a person that has committed felonies but was never caught
- a person that has committed felonies and was caught but (for some reason) could not be indicted by a grand jury
- a person that has committed felonies and was caught and indicted by a grand jury but was (for some reason) found not guilty in a trial
- a person that has committed felonies and was caught and indicted by a grand jury and was found guilty in a trial but (for some reason) had the sentence commuted or suspended
- a person that has committed felonies and was caught and indicted by a grand jury and was found guilty in a trial and was sent to prison
In all these cases the person is in fact a felon, but only in the last two cases does the law label them as a felon, and only in the final case have they been to prison.
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