e felony murder in state of colorado
2007-08-20 11:34:20 · 10 answers · asked by ktthesidekick 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Yes, felony manslaughter.
2007-08-20 11:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you are fleeing to avoid arrest on a felony warrant, they you are committing a felony and the death may be filed as a felony-murder. If you are fleeing to avoid a traffic ticket for the stop sign you ran, then you are committing a misdemeanor and the felony murder would not apply to your flight.
However, aside from the flight you are engaged in a high-speed activity - an auto pursuit - that is inherently dangerous to human life and that may get you charged with murder regardless of the felony murder rule.
2007-08-20 12:14:35 · answer #2 · answered by RangerEsq 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If not it should. That's why I think police should have the right to use helicopters to gun down runaway cars that are showing clear disregard for other's safety and likely to seriously injure somebody.
They would gun you down in a second in a supermarket if you were waving a gun around threatening people, why not in a car endangering people?
I really wish somebody would start a petition about giving the police more leeway to protect the public in this situation.
2007-08-20 11:41:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a death occurs while you are committing a felony you can be tried for 1st degree murder.
2007-08-20 11:40:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does in Texas and I imagine it does in Colorado. You would be killing someone during the commission of another crime.
2007-08-20 11:40:32 · answer #5 · answered by lestermount 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
vehicular manslaughter and resisting arrest and failure to stop for a blue light your going to rot in prison
2007-08-20 13:36:21 · answer #6 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does.
2007-08-22 00:36:10 · answer #7 · answered by Vindicaire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vehicular homicide
2007-08-20 12:21:52 · answer #8 · answered by Loretta M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it wasn't intentional then it would be manslaugter.
2007-08-20 12:39:13 · answer #9 · answered by Just me 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if it doesn't it should.
2007-08-20 11:39:08 · answer #10 · answered by Lavrenti Beria 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋