Criminal
Aug. 16, 2022
The new felony murder rule
Actual Killers in Actuality - Sliding Scales and SB 1437 - The Controversial New Scope and Boundary Line of the Felony Murder Rule in California
We all studied the felony murder rule (the Rule) in law school. It appeared on the Bar Exam in one form or another. A person could get convicted of murder when a victim dies during the commission of a felony even when the defendant did not intend to kill anyone or even know that anyone had been killed. All you had to do was to aid, abet or commit an inherently dangerous felony. If a person got accidentally killed while you were waiting for your crime partner to return...
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