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Free at Last! California Modifies Its Felony Murder Law, Helping up to 800 Prisoners Currently Serving Life Sentences

Loaded on Nov. 28, 2018 by Edward Lyon published in Criminal Legal News December, 2018, page 12
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, State Statutes. Location: California.

by Ed Lyon

California’s felony murder statute, as originally enacted, is quite draconian in its inclusiveness. A person could be convicted and punished as severely as the primary participant in a felony murder even if the person was not present at the murder scene—they might have been a getaway driver, ...

 

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