What is the felony murder rule?
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if somebody dies as a result of a felony you are involved in committing, you are guilty of felony murder. \n\nfor example, if you and another person rob a bank, and your accomplice kills somebody, you are also guilty of that murder.
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I WOULD SAY MURDER BECAUSE PEOPLE ONLY GO TO JAIL FOR 3-5 YEARS WHEN THEY RAPE SOMEBODY WITHOUT A WEAPON 15-20 WITHA  WEAPON AND THEY GO FOR LIFE WHEN THE KILL SOMEBODY.
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Under Common Law, a person may use "reasonable force" to  prevent a felony.  Rape is a felony.  The issue is whether the amount of force used was "reasonable".  This is a fact-based issue which can only be decided by examination of all the facts surrounding the incident.\nOne may use deadly force if the felony is one that is likely to produce death or grave bodily harm.  Forcible rape is such a felony.  \nThe next issue is whether a lesser degree of force could have been used under all the circumstances, including the perceived need to act quickly and the stress caused by the incident.  Other factors could be whether there was a choice of weapons to use.  If you had both a pistol and a tazer gun, you might have to explain why you used the pistol instead of the tazer; on the other hand, if all you had was the pistol there would little doubt that the force was reasonable.\n\nThe use of excessive force in the defense of oneself or another resulting in the death of the felon would be either voluntary or possibly involuntary manslaughter.  Again depending on the circumstances.  Each jurisdiction has its own range of sentences for manslaughter.  In California the range is from probation to 10 years.\n\nThe common law has be superseded in most jurisdictions by statutes.  The statutes may restrict or enlarge the defense of others defense.\n\nThe defense as such is not affected by the rapist being a minor, although the rapist's height, weight, build may be a factor in decideing what level of force would be reasonable.  A 12-year old who is 5 foot tall and weighs 100 pounds is a differned menance than someone who is 6' 10' and weighs 295, all of which is muscle.
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Each felony has it's own guidelines for recommended or mandatory punishments.  The classes of a felony serve only to group them based on the severity of the crime and doesn't provide any real guideline for sentencing.
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We actually learned this in law school, although I can't understand why.  The rule is that you cannot consent to being murdered, even though you can consent to being assaulted (as all football players do).  It would be homicide with no mitigating circumstances.  In fact, since it was planned beforehand, it would be that much more likely to be murder than manslaughter.
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First degree (premeditated) murder, some types of second degree (spur-of-the-moment) murders involving other serious crimes like robbery or rape, treason (selling military or national security secrets to foreign countries), espionage (spying), and rape in the States of Texas and Florida.
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Murder is the crime where one human being causes the death of another human being\n\nDerees of murder\n(New York and other states): \nFirst Degree Murder: Murder involving special circumstances, such as murder of a police officer, judge, fireman or witness to a crime, multiple murder, the use of torture or especially heinous means, or means requiring great preparation, such as poison or lying in wait. \n\nSecond Degree Murder: Any premeditated murder or felony murder that does not involve special circumstances. \n\nThird Degree Murder: All other murder. \n\n(Pennsylvania and other states:) \nFirst Degree Murder: All premeditated murders, and (in some states) murders involving certain especially dangerous felonies, such as arson or rape, or committed by an inmate serving a life sentence. \n\nSecond Degree Murder: Any felony murder not a first degree murder. \n\nThird Degree Murder: All other murder. \n\nThe maximum penalties for murder are:\nfirst degree murder (mandatory life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 25-35 years )\nsecond degree murder (mandatory life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 10-25 years)\nthird dergee murder 10 years
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they whip you, then take you out back and shoot you. :-)\n\nactually:\n798.01  Living in open adultery.--Whoever lives in an open state of adultery shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Where either of the parties living in an open state of adultery is married, both parties so living shall be deemed to be guilty of the offense provided for in this section.
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It varies by the state for the specific language, but they are all the same in idea.\n\njustifiable homicide is the taking of another's life when that individual is about to commit a felony or is in the act of commiting a felony.  A defender must take reasonable precaution not to take another's life.  For instance, a defender has a gun, an attacker a knife and there is 100 feet between them (run first).  A homicide is not justifiable when a felony has been committed at an earlier time and no immediate danger exists (someone breaks an entering, then leaves the property, the homeowner chases him down the street and shoots him).  The requirements for defense against the crimes of manslaughter/murder and the civil tort of wrongful death are different because of the hurdle of reasonable doubt for the criminal case.\n\nKeep in mind that police have special protection and a crime against a police officer may be a felony, while the same action against an ordinary citizen may not be (punching, menacing).\n\nAny time that a police officer slays another human being, there is an investigation to determine if the cop acted within the law.\n\nGrand theft auto, and eluding arrest are felonies, which is why police can be seen drawing their weapons while apprehending suspects in the act of these crimes.\n\nThe freedom of information act entitles you to obtain a copy of your specific jurisdiction's rules.
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What book are you referring to?  Have you heard of California's "3-strikes" law? It's when a felon who's been convicted of 2 felonies is arrested and convicted for a 3rd felony. That felon is then sentenced to life in prison for being a repeat felony offender. Sound harsh? Read up on it more in your search engine, under "3-strikes law". \nPretty intersting stuff, and there's discussions on both sides of the topic.
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I assume your question is ...\n\nYou were wrongly accused, found guilty, and served your full sentence for killing someone.\n\nUpon your release, you saw this person, then killed him. Could you be charged again?\n\nAnswer.  No. You already served time for that offense. However, the law can play tricks on you, and they would most likely charge you for a different crime, such as crossing county lines to commit a felony.  \n\nThey will find something, and your sentence will probably be longer or worse because you're already a convicted felon.\n\nWhether I'm right or wrong ... I love your question! Best I've seen here so far!  Keep it up!
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a felony follows you for life
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Depends on the crime. There is no statute of limitations on Murder. Most crimes 7 years though. However, it really does depends on the crime.
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First Degree Murder: All premeditated murders, and (in some states) murders involving certain especially dangerous felonies, such as arson or rape, or committed by an inmate serving a life sentence. \nSecond Degree Murder: Any felony murder not a first degree murder. \nThird Degree Murder: All other murder. \n\n\nFirst Degree Murder: Murder involving special circumstances, such as murder of a police officer, judge, fireman or witness to a crime; multiple murders; and torture or especially heinous murders. Note that a "regular" premeditated murder, absent such special circumstances, is not a first-degree murder; murders by poison or "lying in wait" are not per se first-degree murders. \nSecond Degree Murder: Any premeditated murder or felony murder that does not involve special circumstances.
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Clarify your definition of "murder"
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depends on if a weapon was involved. If you hit your spouse with an open/empty hand it's ussually considered simple assault, which in most jurisdictions is a misdemeanor with a fine involved. If you use any sort of object then it's aggrevated assault and it's a felony. Also if you live in a jurisdiction with a three-strikes law, even your third simple assault charge can be judicated as a felony.
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Each State has its own guidelines for capital punishment.\n\nBut for the Federal guidelines- there are many- some of which are not murder - although most of them are circumstances that require a death result (such as kidnapping where a death results; attack on an airline where a death results) but there are some like treason, or related to drug kingpins, etc.\n\nHere is a link- it's pretty dense- but it's all there:\n\nhttp://www.usembassy.it/pdf/other/RL30962.pdf