To: jazusamo
Wow! I’m all for capital punishment for first-degree murder, but that’s not what this was.
7 posted on
01/28/2013 5:31:20 PM PST by
LearsFool
("Thou shouldst not have been old, till thou hadst been wise.")
To: LearsFool
Oh yes, if a person is killed due to an act of intentional arson in CA the arsonist can be tried for first degree murder. Arson laws in CA and many states are tough, as they should be.
8 posted on
01/28/2013 5:38:24 PM PST by
jazusamo
("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
To: LearsFool
It's the Felony-Murder Rule. Intentional commission of a inherently-dangerous felony (burglary, robbery, kidnapping, arson, sabotage) resulting in death of another person. That makes it First Degree Murder.
The death penalty is applied because of special circumstances (hired-killer or multiple homicides).
9 posted on
01/28/2013 7:10:05 PM PST by
Procyon
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