felony murder
Americannoun
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Rebecca was a 2025 data fellow at the Center for Health Journalism at the University of Southern California, where she reported on the impact of Tennessee’s felony murder rule on the state’s children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Supreme Court has put some limitations on sentencing people to death for felony murder, however.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
Just a few months ago, nearly the same scenario came to a head in Oklahoma, when 46-year-old Tremane Wood was scheduled to be executed after he spent decades on death row for felony murder.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
For years, the felony murder law was used to lock up entire groups of offenders for the violent acts of one or two among them — often for decades, sometimes for life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
The jury was unable to reach a consensus regarding the felony murder charge, and a mistrial was declared on that count.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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