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Criminal
Sep. 17, 2018
Felony murder bill addresses natural and probable consequences and promotes justice
In his recent column, Deputy District Attorney Eric Siddall complains that Senate Bill 1437 would not merely “abolish the application of the accomplice felony murder rule in California,” but would repeal “the ‘natural and probable consequences doctrine.’”
Michael Ogul
Deputy Public Defender
Santa Clara County Public Defenders Office
120 W Mission St
San Jose , CA 95110-1715
Phone: (408) 299-7817
Fax: (408) 998-8265
Email: michael.ogul@pdo.sccgov.org
UC Hastings
Michael is past president of the California Public Defenders Association
In his recent column, Deputy District Attorney Eric Siddall complains that Senate Bill 1437 would not merely "abolish the application of the accomplice felony murder rule in California," but would repeal "the 'natural and probable consequences doctrine.'" ["Felony murder bill ignores natural and probable consequences," Sept. 12]. Mr. Siddall admits that some applications of the accomplice felony murder rule have made "bad law," but is unwilling to state a position on whether or not the rul...
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