Illinois Supreme Court· 12/1/1997

People v. Lowery

Citations

687 N.E.2d 973
178 Ill. 2d 462
227 Ill. Dec. 491

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adding that “the intent behind the felony-murder doctrine would be thwarted if we did not hold felons responsible for the foreseeable consequences of their actions”
adding that \the intent behind the felony-murder doctrine would be thwarted if we did not hold felons responsible for the foreseeable consequences of their actions\
affirming the defendant’s felony murder conviction as reasonably foreseeable where the intended victim of an armed robbery shot and killed an innocent bystander
noting that, when a felon’s attempt to commit a forcible felony set in motion a chain of events which should have been within the felon’s contemplation, he should be responsible for any death which results from the initial criminal conduct
applying a broad interpretation of the felony murder rule to uphold a conviction where the intended victim of the armed robbery resisted and accidentally killed an innocent bystander
applying a broad interpretation of the felony murder rule to uphold a conviction where the intended victim of the armed robbery resisted and accidentally killed an innocent bystander

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Judges: Freeman

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