A forcible felony, in the criminal law of various US states, is a felony that is subject to special penalties because it involves the use or threat of...
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degree felonies, second degree felonies, third degree felonies and State jail felonies. Some felonies are classified as forcible or violent, typically because...
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a forcible felony in the habitation*, and that the force is necessary to prevent the commission of the felony. Since burglary is itself a forcible felony...
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Murder in Illinois law (section Felony murder rule)
the death penalty. Illinois also employs the felony murder rule. When someone commits a "forcible felony" besides second-degree murder causing someone's...
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The law concerns the use of a firearm during the commission of a forcible felony. The Florida Statute's name comes from a set of three basic minimum...
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Misdemeanor (redirect from Felony and Misdemeanour)
systems. Misdemeanors are generally punished less severely than more serious felonies, but theoretically more so than administrative infractions (also known...
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robbery, rape or forcible deviant sexual intercourse, arson, burglary, and felonious escape as predicate felonies upon which a charge of felony murder can be...
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or great bodily harm to himself or another, or the commission of a forcible felony." There are some additional protections for defense against unlawful...
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Murder in Virginia law (redirect from Felony murder rule in Virginia)
being during the perpetration or attempted perpetration of arson, rape, forcible sodomy, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration, robbery, burglary...
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common law felony murder rule is codified in California Penal Code ยง 189. Since the enactment of Senate Bill 1437 on September 30, 2018, felony murder can...
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