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The Felony Murder Rule
Examine the felony murder rule: discuss some of the problems associated with it. What problems do you think were involved in the case of Brandon Hein?
Chapter 7 explains that the Felony Murder Rule is any killing, whether intentional or not, occurring during the course of committing certain serious crimes, can result in life imprisonment or a death sentence. The problem with the law is the interpretation or over-enforcement. This rule states that rule of felony murder is a legal doctrine in most common law jurisdictions that broaden the crime of murder in two ways. When every an offender kills someone accidentally or without specific intent to kill the person it can become manslaughter and can be escalated to murder. Next, it can make any individual
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