[greeneyes]

It’s the felony murder rule:

When committing a felony, if someone dies-perps can be charged with murder-see one definition below:

Felony-Murder Rule legal definition of Felony-Murder Rule
Search domain legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Felony-Murder+Rulehttps://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Felony-Murder+Rule
Felony-Murder Rule A Rule of Law that holds that if a killing occurs during the commission or attempted commission of a felony (a major crime), the person or persons responsible for the felony can be charged with murder. Generally an intent to kill is not necessary for felony-murder.

[gloryblaze]

Thank you. I did find this in the meantime, as well.

https://www.justia.com/criminal/offenses/homicide/felony-murder/

I would think that law is not routinely prosecuted, or it would be fairly common in the gang-related homicides.

So much to learn here at FR. Thanks again.