Does the felony-murder rule apply to a murder case where the accused committed a felony before the crime was committed?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. McLead, 225 Cal.App.3d 906, 276 Cal.Rptr. 187 (Cal. App. 1990):
While it is true that the felony-murder rule is inapplicable to situations where the felony is completed prior to the killing, that is not the case here. (People v. Sirignano
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The court did not err in instructing the jury on the felony-murder theory of first degree murder.
[225 Cal.App.3d 917]
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