Which is worse: having an eviction or a felony?

[Bao Nguyen]

Experienced landlords and property managers, I need your advice and opinions.  

If you had to prospect tenants to pick from, which would you pick?

Applicant 1: has an eviction from 2 years ago, with a writeoff of nearly $3k from the apartment he was evicted from.    Everyone evict has a sob story, and this one is no exception, but bottom line is there's still an eviction on his record.

Applicant 2: couple who's husband has 2 felonies from 2 and 4 years ago, both for cocaine possession.

Both are equal in other areas (income, rental histories, mediocre credit).

Would a vacant unit be better in this situation?

Look forward to your experiences with renting to felons and evicts.