Timeline for Hypothetical invoving the Felony Murder rule and a violent crime intermeddled-upon by an un-involved murderer
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| Aug 29, 2022 at 12:50 | comment | added | hszmv | @ohwilleke As described in my comment in the other answer, the Washington state definition would make this felony-murder as the victim had not yet attempted to flee, and thus was still in the "continuance" of the kidnapping crime, which sets no such restrictions that the perpetrator(s) exists. | |
| Aug 27, 2022 at 14:52 | comment | added | ohwilleke | There are certainly some jurisdictions where felony-murder is defined that way and she would be guilty. Washington State and Colorado, cited in other answers are relatively narrow in their definition of this crime. | |
| Aug 26, 2022 at 16:48 | history | answered | hszmv | CC BY-SA 4.0 |