The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 10: We’ll All Go Down Together
Conspiracy pg 31: Felony Murder
One last thing…
…What about the bullet in the baby?
Vignette of the bullet holes in the window and the pram.
There’s an offshoot of Accomplice Liability called FELONY MURDER, which most states are going to apply in this case.
The rule varies from state to state, but in essence it says that if you’re participating in a serious crime (a felony), and someone gets killed during that crime, then you will be liable for murder—no matter who did the actual killing—so long as either
1) The crime was dangerous to begin with
or
2) The death was foreseeable.