The Numbers. â¢ In the United States, it is estimated that almost 1 million adults identify as transgender.a. â¢ From 2009 to 2014, 2,351 transgender people were diagnosed with HIV in the United States.b Eighty-four percent (1,974) were transgender women, 15% (361) were transgender men, and less than 1% (16) had another gender identity.
What Is a Felony? Question: What Is a Felony? Answer: A felony is different from other categories of crime in terms of its level of severity and the amount of punishment the convicted felon can receive. In the United States, a felony is a serious crime punishable by more than a year in prison. Most states have laws that classify different levels of felonies, from the least serious to the most serious. Some states classify felonies 1st degree, 2nd degree, etc.
(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of perjury, a felony of the third degree, if in any official proceeding he makes a false statement under oath or equivalent affirmation, or swears or affirms the truth of a statement previously made, when the statement is material and he does not believe it to be true.