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Pb03 Posted 18 years ago
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one-count felony ?

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00I need to know the meaning of the words, "one-count felony."02br
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00I know what felony means and tried to figure out the meaning of "one-count" but failed.02br
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00If you have any knowledge about that part, would you explain some?02br
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00Thanks~!02br
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00For your reference, here is a sentence.:02br
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00If you help us identify the other 01font00conspirators02font00, you will only 01font00be charged with02font00 only 01u01b00one-count 01font00felony02font02b02u0-
  

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0I think it refers to the number of separate felony charges. 01i 00Was it a misdemeanor or a felony? It was a felony.

  • 0I think it refers to the number of separate felony charges.
  • 01i 00Was it a misdemeanor or a felony?
  • It was a felony.
  • How many counts?
  • 02i 02br 02br 00Are you sure about the placement of the hyphen?
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0I think it refers to the number of separate felony charges. 01i00Was it a misdemeanor or a felony? It was a felony. How many counts? Only one.02i02br
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00Are you sure about the placement of the hyphen? I would think, "What was the charge?" "One count, felony."02br
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00For example, in a trial, the defendant may be charged wi
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0Let's assume that they are pretty sure a bunch of people were involved in something. They are going to charge them all with crime A, crime B, crime C, and so on. In total, there are ten counts that they can be charged with. If they are found guilty on all ten counts (all ten charges) they could face 50 years in prison. 02br
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00But if this person will cooperate with the p
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0Hi again,01blockquote
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10The only thing I can find where the hyphen is used as you say, is regarding a 1993 Oklahoma indictment where the expression "one-count felony information" is used repeatedly as if it were a compound noun. Perhaps it's a legal term used only in Oklahoma.12br
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10Edit. As you were. It was a federal crim

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