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Felony Murder
Killing proximately caused in perpetration or attempt of felony

Limitations:
1. Inherently dangerous, in fact or abstract (DEATH only)
2. killing by non-felons: either agency thy (only co-felon killings) or if felon set in motion acts by which killing occurred, can have felony murder for killing by non-felon
3. Res Gestae, which requires but-for and proximate causal connection between felonious acts and death (reasonable foreseeability)

Tags: Homicide
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Author: stgillian
Main topic: Law
Topic: Criminal Law
Published: 26.03.2010

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