California Supreme Court
Jul. 11, 2015
State high court narrows application of felony murder rule, reversing life sentence
Carefully gauging where to place an armed robber's getaway driver on a spectrum of culpability, the state Supreme Court on Thursday reversed his life-without-parole sentence and closely examined the felony murder rule.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Carefully gauging where to place an armed robber's getaway driver on a spectrum of
culpability, the state Supreme Court on Thursday reversed his life-without-parole
sentence and closely examined the felony murder rule.
The unanimous decision was a further example of the justices' recent practice of scrutinizing
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