All examples are of a perpetrator doing something that did not hit it's intended target .... NOTHING about the guy along for the ride.
Felony Murder Rule - Analyzing it does nothing to change it. If you conspire to commit a crime and participate in the commission of that crime, you are liable for the outcomes of that crime. It doesn’t matter if you drive the car, pull the trigger, or just serve as a lookout. If you don’t want to be charged with a Felony, don’t participate in the commission of a crime.
“. NOTHING about the guy along for the ride.”
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You are not “along for the ride” if you drive the car to the crime scene and wait behind the wheel, you are a conspirator to commit a crime. Even if you really thought you had just driven them there to get a pack of cigarettes and were more surprised than anyone else to see them pull a robbery you will still be held responsible. Teach young people to be careful who they ride with. A lot of people have gone to prison simply by being with the wrong people at the wrong time.
I’m not sure what you are referring to, but if it is to the charges being brought against the get-away driver after his partners in crime were killed in the commission of their crime, then in my opinion it is not a “bogus” charge.
Get-away drivers are NOT just “along for the ride”.