- Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:53 am
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CA Eliminates Felony Murder Rule, Will Cut Sentences For Many Murder Convicts
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law to take away the "felony murder rule" used to charge accomplices with murder.
Sacramento, CA – California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law on Sunday that takes away the prosecutor’s ability to charge accomplices with felony murder.
SB 1437 changed the law to say that a person can only be convicted of felony murder if they actually participated in killing someone, or if they were “a major participant in the underlying felony and acted with reckless indifference to human life,” the Sacramento Bee reported.
The new law was co-authored by State Senator Nancy Skinny (D-Berkeley) and State Senator Joel Anderson (R-Alpine).
Cases which involve the murder of a police officer will not be subject to the new rule, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The current laws in California included a “felony murder rule” which allowed someone to be held criminally liable for a murder that occurred while they were committing a felony, even if it was their accomplice who killed somebody.
Critics complained the “felony murder rule” was used disproportionately against women, young people, and minorities, and said it didn’t actually blame the murder on the correct people, the Sacramento Bee reported.
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California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law to take away the "felony murder rule" used to charge accomplices with murder.
Sacramento, CA – California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law on Sunday that takes away the prosecutor’s ability to charge accomplices with felony murder.
SB 1437 changed the law to say that a person can only be convicted of felony murder if they actually participated in killing someone, or if they were “a major participant in the underlying felony and acted with reckless indifference to human life,” the Sacramento Bee reported.
The new law was co-authored by State Senator Nancy Skinny (D-Berkeley) and State Senator Joel Anderson (R-Alpine).
Cases which involve the murder of a police officer will not be subject to the new rule, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The current laws in California included a “felony murder rule” which allowed someone to be held criminally liable for a murder that occurred while they were committing a felony, even if it was their accomplice who killed somebody.
Critics complained the “felony murder rule” was used disproportionately against women, young people, and minorities, and said it didn’t actually blame the murder on the correct people, the Sacramento Bee reported.
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