For the edification of the lair Free Stinker

LA County, California, Paris Hilton.

http://www.california-drunkdriving.org/laws.html

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/dui/felony.htm

California

Vehicle Code §§23152, 23550, & 40000.15

non-injury DUI offenses are generally misdemeanors, a 4th or subsequent offense is a felony if offender is sentenced to incarceration in a state prison

http://dui.findlaw.com/articles/1448.html

ANSWER:

A first-time DUI, (or, in some states, "DWI" -- short for "driving while intoxicated") is normally charged as a misdemeanor, not a felony. But if someone was injured as a result of the drunken driving, some states will raise the charge to a felony -- and if the victim dies, some of these states will charge the driver with reckless homicide.

Except if it's Ted Kennedy.

Legal papers at findlaw concrning Hilton:

http://news.findlaw.com/cnn/docs/ent/cahilton92606cmp.html

[ On May 4, 2007, a judge sentenced Hilton to 45 days in jail for violating the terms of her probation.]

Felonies usually result in a sentence of 1 year or more.

It's not hard for people who aren't hellbent on LYING, to figure out.