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The rule of felony murder is a legal doctrine in some common law jurisdictions that broadens the crime of murder: when someone is killed (regardless of intent to kill) in the commission of a dangerous or enumerated crime (called a felony in some jurisdictions), the offender, and also the offender's accomplices or co-conspirators, may be found ...
The felony murder rule is a rule that allows a defendant to be charged with first-degree murder for a killing that occurs during a dangerous felony, even if the defendant is not the killer.
The felony murder rule is a law in most states and under federal law that allows anyone who is accused of committing a violent felony to be charged with murder if the commission of that felony results in the death of someone.
Put simply, the felony murder rule states that if a death occurs during the commission of any felony, the death can be charged as murder for all participants in the felony, despite the fact that the participants may have had no role in the actual killing or may not have intended or anticipated that a death would occur.
Three men were convicted of felony murder last week in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. NPR's David Folkenflik explains what this means with attorney Shobha Mahadev.
Felony murder is a rule holding a defendant liable for a death that occurs as a result of the felony even without intent to kill. Learn more in this guide.
Felony murder is a legal rule that expands the definition of murder. It applies when someone commits a certain kind of felony and someone else dies in the course of it. It doesn't matter whether the death was intentional or accidental—the defendant is liable for it.
Under the felony murder rule, a defendant can face criminal charges of first-degree murder or second-degree murder without a specific intent to kill. You can learn the difference between first, second, and third degree murder, and read about other common topics in FindLaw's Criminal Law section.
There are four branches on the “murder tree” in American jurisprudence: (1) felony murder, (2) intent to kill, (3) intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and (4) depraved heart/gross reckless murder. The latter three branches are the “malice aforethought” limbs.
Under the felony murder rule, a defendant can be liable for murder if a death occurs during the commission of a felony. The defendant doesn’t need to be directly involved in the death. Liability for murder may attach even if the resulting death was purely accidental.