Compounding a felony was an offence under common law in England. It consisted of a prosecutor or victim of an offence accepting money or money's worth in exchange for dropping a prosecution for a felony. The offence was abolished in England in 1967, although it might still be prosecuted as perverting the course of justice, and the separate offence of compounding treason survives. This article concerns the common-law legal system, as contrasted with the civil law legal system; for other meanings of the term, within the field of law, see common law (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Consideration under English law. ... A felony, in many common law legal systems, is the term for a very serious crime, whereas misdemeanors are considered to be less serious offenses. ... In British law, perversion of the course of justice is a criminal offence in which someone acts in a manner that in some way prevents justice being served on themselves or other parties. ... In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to ones nation or state. ...
Compounding the royal intrigue was the "coincidental" release (one week after Princess Diana's death) of an expose of the Royal Family which holds present title to the British throne, the House of Windsor.
The Royals by Kitty Kelley brazenly asserts that Queen Elizabeth II was conceived by artificial insemination and that the Queen Mum is illegitimate.
Avoided felony charges but paid $5 million in fines and served 2 months home confinement for 25 misdemeanor counts of campaign-finance violations.
In most cases, the three offenses must be defined as felonies.
In other states the felony convictions have to be associated with a violent offense.
These laws enhance an already disparate racial impact, compounding existing racial disparity and putting more members of minority groups in prison for longer periods of time.
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