There are 3 types of felony homicide in Illinois:
For 1st degree murder - Felony 20 - 60 yrs in prison or natural life or death penalty
For 2nd degree murder (voluntary manslaughter) - Felony up to $25,000 fine and/or 4 to 20 yrs in prison
Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Homicide - Felony up to $25,000 fine and/or 2 to 5 yrs in Prison
Felony murder falls under the definition of first degree murder, and is therefore punishable by 20-60 years, life, or death.
Lynching is a Felony. Chargeable as Murder - Homicide - or Manslaughter.
Everyone involved in the underlying felony, if they are caught and convicted, no matter there participation in the actual murder, WILL serve a minimum of 8 years, or possibly suffer death by lethal injection.
It refers to the felony murder rule. That means that any death that is a result of the commission of a felony is going to be murder.
Felony. Serious felony.
Felony.
There is no such thing as non-felony murder...
When you intend to hurt or kill someone, and they die, it is felony murder.
Two people agree to rob a store, with guns. They plan and begin the robbery. During the process, the store clerk reaches for his own gun. The first defendant shoots and kills him. Both defendants can now be found guilty of felony murder, because the murder was committed as part of the other felony.
Yes.
Nothing is different between 1st degree murder and 1st degree felony murder. The only difference is the addition of the word "felony". In fact, both are the same crime and both are felonies, so "1st degree felony murder" is a redundant term.
Yes because they sentence you there as punishment and anyone that helps them is also a felony
It is a felony crime.