Felony murder rule (Colorado)
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In the state of Colorado
, the common law
felony murder rule has been codified in Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-3-102. The statute
classifies a homicide
as first degree murder when committed during one of these predicate felonies:
Colorado
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, the common law
Common law
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felony murder rule has been codified in Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-3-102. The statute
Statute
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classifies a homicide
Homicide
Homicide refers to the act of a human killing another human. Murder, for example, is a type of homicide. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English...
as first degree murder when committed during one of these predicate felonies:
- Committing or attempting to commit arson, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, sexual assault, or a class 3 felony sexual assault on a child
- Or if in the course of one of these crimes or the immediate escape from it, anyone causes the death of a person other than one of the participants