Gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated is always charged as a felony offense in California.
Repeat offenders and those involved in a serious auto accidents will most likely face felony charges.
Drivers causing injury while driving under influence might face more serious offense.
The majority of DUIs are classified as misdemeanors, less serious than a felony offense, but still a crime.
Felony probation is a sentencing alternative to prison. It allows convicted felons to serve all or part of their sentence out of custody but under the supervision of a probation officer. Felony probation is also known as “formal probation.” Not all defendants qualify. A judge determines eligibility by considering a variety of factors, such as the defendant’s criminal […]
Felony is a crime that carries a maximum sentence of more than one year in jail or prison. The most serious California felonies can even be punished by death.
