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My understanding of "Felony Murder" is that if a murder occurs during the act of committing a felony, even though you didn't actually commit the actual murder, you're guilty of felony murder.
So, if a bank robber shoots and kills a guard, and you're driving the getaway car, you'd be charged with felony murder.
I really don't understand the multiple counts.
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Me neither but this article helped:
Prosecutors say the men committed four felonies: two counts of aggravated assault, one count of false imprisonment and one count of criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. So the men faced four counts of felony murder.
More at the link:
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Their story did not hold up. Even if he were there to steal from a construction site, what was he going to carry away?
But it is hard for me to believe life without parole is justified.
That’s another discussion that I’ve felt building in the population but to a larger extent here… It really is past time to examine the purpose, nature, and mechanism of incarceration. Is it to punish? Is it to reform? Is it to protect the public? The answer to all of these questions is yes, but to what extent?
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Good questions. The other question is there a way to achieve better outcomes?
Still, in this case I think the felony murder rule was to some degree misapplied. Do their actions meet the letter of the law? Yeah. But these three did not set out to kill someone, and in their minds, they did not intend to commit a crime. Were they stupid and unjustified? Certainly.