[Lurkinanloomin]

While none of them pulled the trigger in the death of the 14-year-old, later identified as Jaquan Swopes, prosecutors decided to use a state felony murder law to pin it on
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It’s long been the law that if one of your criminal cohorts is killed in the commission of a crime, you and all your cohorts can be charged with his death.

As it should be.
The article makes it seems as if it’s an injustice.

[hanamizu]

“It’s long been the law that if one of your criminal cohorts is killed in the commission of a crime, you and all your cohorts can be charged with his death.”

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If anyone, cohort or not, is killed in the commission of a crime, it is a felony murder charge.

[lee martell]

Jaquan. Ja’Quan, Jakwann. JackWan

[raybbr]

I think it’s a horrible law. What would the founders think of this law? Ascribing intent from one person to another is too much.