Technically that is the max sentence tied to the statues and does not depend on the prosecutors. Aaron would have probably gotten a few years in jail, but as a felon life would have never been the same. After jail some are probation for 1-10 years and some are prohibited from using computers for example.
Being a felon also makes travel outside US very hard unless you're a superstar and very hard to get a job or associate with "regular" people and companies.
It's a horrible label: convicted felon, and very few ask why and how you got it.
A felony is any crime for the which the maximum penalty is at least one year in prison. The term used to mean crimes which were potentially capital, but with so few of them these days the definition changed.
Being a felon also makes travel outside US very hard unless you're a superstar and very hard to get a job or associate with "regular" people and companies.
It's a horrible label: convicted felon, and very few ask why and how you got it.