1.   Exxon had pleaded guilty to four misdemeanour criminal-pollution charges in return for an agreement that more serious felony charges would be dropped.

2.   My daughter had, by kid standards, committed a serious felony, so I thought she deserved it.

3.   Speeding is only a minor infraction, but vehicular homicide is a serious felony.

4.   Because Texas law requires that a death row inmate be convicted of a serious felony in addition to murder, he could then escape execution.

5.   Connecticut uses six-member juries for felonies less serious than murder.

6.   Defendants charged with rape and other serious violent felonies are nearly always taken into custody as soon as they are convicted, legal experts said the week before last.

7.   He soon was involved in serious felonies, showing a special penchant for banks.

8.   He then proposes a new experiment in which sequestration would also be made discretionary for more serious felonies, except capital cases.

9.   High-speed chases are a last resort and are generally avoided unless the suspect is being sought for a more serious felony.

10.   However, discussions broke down in December when Alamo refused to plead to any serious felony charges.