What is obstruction of justice and is it a felony?
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It varies from state to state, however the charge can be a misdemeanor or felony, depending on the court the charges were filed in.  If it was in a lower (city) court, it would be a misdemeanor; in a higher court (superior, appeal, etc.) it is a felony.
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I am not sure what you need, but try looking up, "Felony disenfranchisement."
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One.  A felony conviction (guilty finding by the court) means prison here.  There is no practice run.  And in some states if you get out of prison and go do it again, you go back to prison for life.\n\nOf course, being found guilty by the court is a different question...
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I believe that having a felony is grounds for deportation if someone is not a citizen of the United States.  Driving under the influence is a felony.  Non-citizens who commit felonies are usually required to serve their sentence here in the U.S. before being deported so it is not unusual for someone to be picked up by INS after they have finished their sentence (in this case, community service).
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Finally, someone who puts the state in their question.\n\nLook...bottom line: your friend needs an attorney, not a bunch of well-meaning people on Yahoo.  Nobody here that has any idea what they're talking about it is going to offer any decent advice because there are just too many variables that could be in place.  Also, there would be more questions than answers, and your friend would be a fool to answer any questions here on Yahoo, if he's being charged with a crime.  \n\nWhat is felony fraud?  I suspect the links above will tell you, but generally it's fraud over a certain dollar amount.  Fraud, it sounds like you've figured out, is misrepresenting yourself to obtain goods/services/etc.\n\nFinally, I wonder about the, "friend is being told by police that he is to be arrested..." comment.  Rarely does anyone I work with communicate the intent to arrest someone...it's bad business, as it allows the suspect to begin thinking up stories to cover his tracks, talking to attorneys, flee the jurisdiction, etc., etc.  Perhaps there's some kind of misunderstanding as to the business of being arrested.
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yes... obstruction of justice (destroying evidence)
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In California, defendants charged with a felony are brought before the court for a preliminary hearing.  The purpose of the preliminary hearing is to allow the judge to determine if there's a pretty reasonable chance a felony was committed, and if the defendant before the court committed it.\n\nIf the judge finds that to be so, the defendant is "held to answer" to the charges in Superior Court.
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What book are you referring to?  Have you heard of California's "3-strikes" law? It's when a felon who's been convicted of 2 felonies is arrested and convicted for a 3rd felony. That felon is then sentenced to life in prison for being a repeat felony offender. Sound harsh? Read up on it more in your search engine, under "3-strikes law". \nPretty intersting stuff, and there's discussions on both sides of the topic.
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I am assuming it is for the State of California.\n\nTry this:\n\n138.  (a) Every person who gives or offers or promises to give to\nany witness or person about to be called as a witness, any bribe upon\nany understanding or agreement that the person shall not attend upon\nany trial or other judicial proceeding, or every person who attempts\nby means of any offer of a bribe to dissuade any person from\nattending upon any trial or other judicial proceeding, is guilty of a\nfelony.\n   (b) Every person who is a witness, or is about to be called as\nsuch, who receives, or offers to receive, any bribe, upon any\nunderstanding that his or her testimony shall be influenced thereby,\nor that he or she will absent himself or herself from the trial or\nproceeding upon which his or her testimony is required, is guilty of\na felony.
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"Pull a Fitzgerald" refers to US Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald and the way that he indicted 'Scooter" Libby for obstruction of justice and false statements. Instead of accepting the mans b.s. he made big waves and got him in alot of trouble.
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Misdemeanor or felony; the answer varies from state to state.  It also depends on what court the case was filed on.  \n\nIf it was filed in a city magistrate court it will be a misdemeanor.  The city, however, has the option of bringing it to the higher (superior) court for felony charges.  \n\nThe individuals' background, criminal history, and of course local rules all play a factor in the decision.
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All felonies are judged by degrees.\n\nFor instance: a Class F felony.\n\nHow old were you when you were convicted of this crime?
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I think it is a Felony. so lots of jail time.
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I do believe it is a FELONY!!!!!!!!!!!  Maybe federal. Don't do it.
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f4 Means that it's a Felony in the 4th degree, most use it as 4th degree felony \n\nA 5th degree felony is the lowest felony...could be dropped to a misdmeanor...so a felony 4 isn't to terrible.  But, depends on charge, and past criminal record.
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It is not a misdemeanor P. You might wish it was-but it is not.\nIt is a crime against the State and Country . Treason to the government refusing its laws.
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It is actually wanton endandgerment. The law states, "A person is guilty of wanton endangerment in the first degree when, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, he wantonly engages in conduct which creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to another person." Basically, if you knowingly do something that someone would reasonably construe as dangerous to others. It is a class D felony, which is punishable by 1 to 5 years.