· 2/15/1833
People ex rel. Morris v. Adams
Citations
- 9 Wend. 464
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that \causation principles\ are only pertinent where other acts allegedly caused the death
- \the felony-murder rule imposes a type of strict liability on the perpetrator .. .\
- no requirement for jury instructions on causation principles in single-perpetrator 17 felony-murder cases
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Judges: Nelson
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