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Re:IBM Exec Husband of Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Takes to Twit... by philwelch on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @11:26AM (#5060985)
I don't think anyone in the know would think less of him for it. I'm sure things were rough for Robert T. Morris when he received his conviction--though he didn't serve time and it's not clear whether his conviction was a felony--but he seemed to recover a decent career from it.
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Re:IBM Exec Husband of Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Takes to Twit... by gadders on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @11:36AM (#5061060)
Similarly, Kevin Mitnick did five years, and as far as I'm aware is able to earn a living. I'm guessing his crimes were a felony, but wikipedia doesn't say.
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Re:IBM Exec Husband of Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Takes to Twit... by philwelch on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @11:39AM (#5061085)
Five years is almost certainly a felony.
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Re:IBM Exec Husband of Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Takes to Twit... by crymer11 on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @11:16PM (#5065226)
In most US states, 11 months and 29 days is the limit for misdemeanor crimes; hence the term 11/29 (anything more is typically felony).
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