Quote Originally Posted by xFenrir View Post
A felony is a federal offense.
Incorrect. A felony is simply a serious crime, generally one for which the sentencing guidelines include at least the possibility of a prison sentence greater than 1 year. There are both state and federal felonies, and crimes like murder, rape, and burglary are usually state felonies. Any of them can be federal felonies if they occur on federal property, involve the crossing of state lines, or involve a federal employee in some way. (Assaulting a police officer is a state felony, whereas assaulting an FBI agent is a federal felony.)

The only crimes that are ALWAYS federal felonies are violations of federal laws. (Lacey Act violations being a good, thread-relevant example.)

Also, it is possible for a crime to be a federal misdemeanor. If a misdemeanor is committed in such a way that the jurisdiction is federal, then it's a federal misdemeanor. (Petty theft crossing a state line or on federal property, for example.)

(I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, and I also did not sleep at a Holiday Inn last night, so take the above only as my personal knowledge, not as legal advice or expertise.)