Dresser,
pp. 284-314: Unintentional Killings: Unlawful Conduct
1.
The Felony-Murder Rule
a. The Doctrine
in its Unlimited Form
Case:
People
v. Stamp
Case:
People v. Fuller
b. The Policy
Debate
c. Limitations on
the Rule
i.
Overview
ii.
The “Inherently Dangerous Felony” Limitation
Case:
People v. Burroughs
iii. The “Independent
Felony” (or Merger) Limitation
Case:
People v. Smith
iv. Killings “in
the Perpetration” or “in Furtherance” of a Felony