11 min

Felony Murder Chapel Phil

    • Philosophy

If I intentionally commit one crime, but another worse crime results, can I be held accountable? How about those that aided me? 

In this episode, Anna dives into the efficacy and ethics of felony murder, touching on history in the common law and the American tradition. 



Citations: 

All music is the property of Epidemic Sound. 

People V. Aaron: https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/supreme-court/1980/57376-0.html 

Lord Dacres & His Hunting Party: http://birdsongslaw.com/2008/06/25/read-a-history-of-the-felony-murder-rule/#:~:text=The%20common%20law%20felony%20murder,felony%2C%20the%20killing%20is%20murder.&text=it%20does%20not%20matter%20whether,life%20or%20criminally%20negligent%20behavior.

On the comment that Felony Murder is an ineffective deterrent: The American Felony Murder Rule: Purpose and Effect. (D. Ganz) Berklee.edu

If I intentionally commit one crime, but another worse crime results, can I be held accountable? How about those that aided me? 

In this episode, Anna dives into the efficacy and ethics of felony murder, touching on history in the common law and the American tradition. 



Citations: 

All music is the property of Epidemic Sound. 

People V. Aaron: https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/supreme-court/1980/57376-0.html 

Lord Dacres & His Hunting Party: http://birdsongslaw.com/2008/06/25/read-a-history-of-the-felony-murder-rule/#:~:text=The%20common%20law%20felony%20murder,felony%2C%20the%20killing%20is%20murder.&text=it%20does%20not%20matter%20whether,life%20or%20criminally%20negligent%20behavior.

On the comment that Felony Murder is an ineffective deterrent: The American Felony Murder Rule: Purpose and Effect. (D. Ganz) Berklee.edu

11 min