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Criminal Law.
SUBCHAPTER I. GENERALPROVISIONS.
Article 1.
Felonies andMisdemeanors.
§ 14‑1. Felonies andmisdemeanors defined.
A felony is a crime which:
(1) Was a felony atcommon law;
(2) Is or may bepunishable by death;
(3) Is or may bepunishable by imprisonment in the State's prison; or
(4) Is denominated as afelony by statute.
Any other crime is a misdemeanor.(1891, c. 205, s. 1; Rev., s. 3291; C.S., s. 4171; 1967, c. 1251, s.1.)
