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Lawyer Daggit · September 27, 2005, 12:30 AM

Knife armed felon. You only become a felon when you have been convicted of the offence- not when you perpetrate it. Consequently the person armed with the knife is not a 'felon' unless he has prior convictions for felony.

September 27, 2005, 12:30 AM	#14
Lawyer Daggit Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Posts: 1,181	Knife armed felon. You only become a felon when you have been convicted of the offence- not when you perpetrate it. Consequently the person armed with the knife is not a 'felon' unless he has prior convictions for felony.