Yes, as can any state. The situation is that the law enforcement agent on the scene may have effected an arrest due to given violation of law, that while meeting the criterion for a misdemeanor, later was seen to meet the criterion for charging as a felony.
Example: You could be arrested for "disturbing the peace", due to you screaming loudly outside a store, but then later be charged with "drunk and disorderly", due to an alcohol test coming back positive. Or still later be charged with attempted robbery, if they found a gun on you and a diary in which you stated your plans to rob that very store.
It's all up to the prosecutor, judge, jury or possibly the arresting officer to change the charge from a felony charge to a misdemeanor charge, happens all the time..
A dui in Tennessee is a misdemeanor until the fourth instance upon which it becomes a felony.
It depends upon the wording of the statute in your paarticular jurisdiction. In some states it is a misdemeanor and in others it is a felony, in still others it can depend on how much resistance was given to the officer and can range from a misdemeanor charge up to a felony.
Is resisting an officer a felony in Louisiana
You need to talk to a lawyer.
If you were charged with a felony - appeared in court - the charge was reduced from a felony offense to a misdemeanor offense - and then you skipped out and it has been necessary to issue a warrant for your arrest; It means that by fleeing you failed to complete your part of the 'legal' bargain and the felony charge would quite likely be re-instituted and you could now be a fugitive felon.
Depends on whether it's a misdemeanor or felony charge. If it's a felony charge, the answer is going to be no. If it's related to a domestic violence matter, the answer will also be no, whether it's a misdemeanor or felony charge.
yes. it depends on whether or not the district attorney or prosecutor is willing to plea you out or not. also bare in mind there are different degrees of all crimes. meaning that your buglary charge can already be a misdemeanor and not necessarily a felony. for example a 4th degree buglary charge is a misdemeanor.
There's actually 'misdemeanor evading police' and 'felony evading police' so yes and no, it all depends on what action the suspect took. If they took police on a high speed chase, then that's almost certainly going to be a felony.
Misdemeanor charge yes. Felony charge very doubtful.
A felony is not a misdemeanor, and a misdemeanor is not a felony.
Depends on if it is felony or misdemeanor. Misdemeanor than yes, eventually but with a felony than no.