Explain how punishments for crimes differ based on their classification (felony or misdemeanor).
Answers:
Felony - is a crime that usually involves violence. This punishment is usually 1 or more years in prison or by death.
Misdemeanor - is a simple wrong doing that dosent result in very punishible events.
Felonies are more of a punishment than misdemeanors are. For example a felony you can kill someone and got to jail are get killed. A misdeameanor for example is just like getting banned or suspended from something.
In some states crime is a felony that is punishable by inprisonment in a state prison whilst a misdemeanor is generally a crime that is punishable for a year or less in prison or a local jail. In general, a misdemeanor is a smaller, less impactful offense like petty theft or simple assault. On the other hand, felonies are much more important and dangerous to society including crimes such as aggravated assault or kidnapping.
