ok doser
lifeguard at the cement pond
Semantics - anyone committing a felony is a felon even before conviction. Any felony committed makes the person a felon, end of story.
no kidding - that's true of any crime
the rapist isn't defined as a rapist upon conviction - he (or she) is defined as a rapist upon commission of the act
the kid who stole my son's bike isn't any less a thief because he wasn't caught, tried and convicted
pol pot wasn't any less a murderer for never having been convicted of murder
likewise, the felon becomes a felon upon commission of a felony, not upon conviction