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Originally Posted by Ziggy2525
I think the murder charge against the woman is wrong. If the perps had killed someone, then yes. To charge her with murder because the perps were killed by the homeowner, no.
If the police had killed one of the perps, would she have been charged with murder? I don't think so.
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I can't find the source, but I do recall a getaway driver for a bank robbery ran into a tree and the gunman was killed. The driver had never entered the bank, but he was convicted of felony murder since someone died during the commission of a felony.
As far as the statement regarding whether a police officer shooting someone during the course of a felony, the survivors could be charged with felony murder. I am not a lawyer, but I have heard of this happening - can't remember if there was a conviction in that case though.