re: Grandpa of teen killed in OK burglary says AR-15 is unfair advantage.

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If your cohorts are killed and you survive you get charged with murder

I'm sorry every time I hear that it sounds even more stupid.

So we need to charge a 21 year old girl with murder for being the getaway driver for a B&E? That's moronic

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It's really not that easy, Fox. The particular facts of a case may warrant the charges.

It reminds me of a case where two guys (in Texas ) robbed a convenience store. Both robbers shot at clerks, but only one robber's bullet hit and killed one of the employees. Both were eligible for the death penalty. Guess who got the death penalty? The guy whose bullet DIDN'T kill the clerk. The actual murderer got life without parole.

The case in the OP is an aggravated one. The dudes were armed. You're in a position to know that the risk of loss of life is elevated. That's the reasoning behind these particular applications of the felony murder statutes.