Explain a charge of felony death to me?

[LSLGuy]

There are several threads on this topic. Here’s the freshest two:

Felony murder rule

At least four people have died as a result of the mayhem at the Capitol, one of whom was shot to death. If a Certain Person were found guilty of inciting the mob violence, would the felony murder rule apply regarding the ensuing deaths?

What are your thoughts on the felony murder rule?

I have a cousin, “Isaac,” about the same ages me, who has been in jail since we were 25 and will probably die there. The reason is pretty stupid. When we were young, Isaac needed money to impress some girl and so agreed to be the getaway driver in a robbery; He insists that he only agreed to drive the car and was not armed, and it is verifiable that he did not enter the convenient store in question. Things went south. One of the other robbers — who, unlike Isaac, actually went inside the store —…

This felony murder thread is occasioned by a fictional story, but the comments are factual

Legal question about old Quincy episode

Our favorite shouty (punk-music-hating, too) forensic pathologist has managed to take an old thighbone found in a ditch, and uncovered enough evidence of murder that the killer is now holding Quincy at gunpoint, working himself up to kill the doc, after leaving a couple of other folks seriously injured: Quincy: You kill me and it’ll be life in jail for you. Killer: It is already. Quincy: No, that’s what I’m trying to tell you. The statute of limitations ran out on the burglary a long time ag…

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Ashli Babbitt's family sues for wrongful death

I don’t think she was any kind of leader, just the first one through the window. Another thing, there have been cases where criminals have been shot dead by police, and their partners in crime have been convicted of felony murder. Why hasn’t this happened here? The people who broke the glass, and the people who helped raise Ashli Babbitt to climb through the window were all participants in a crime where someone died. Why haven’t they been charged with her murder?