Canal Electric Co. v. United States

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• stating “collateral legal consequences associated with a felony conviction are severe and obvious”
• “[T]he test for mootness outlined in Wilson and Berndt applies only to appeals from misdemeanor convictions.”
• due to substantial adverse consequences of a felony conviction, appeal of felony sentence is not moot even if entire sentence has been served
• “[T]he test for mootness outlined in Wilson and Berndt applies only to appeals from misdemeanor convictions.”
• due to the numerous statutory restrictions imposed on convicted felons, an appeal of a felony conviction is not moot even if the entire sentence has been satisfied before the matter is heard on appeal
• due to the numerous statutory restrictions imposed on convicted felons, an appeal of a felony conviction is not moot even if the entire sentence has been satisfied before the matter is heard on appeal

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