Can an accomplice to an enumerated felony be convicted of first degree murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Kelly, B305418 (Cal. App. 2021):
Second, under prior California law, every accomplice to an enumerated felony could be convicted of first degree murder if a death occurred during the commission of that felony-regardless of whether the accused killed or intended to kill. (See People v. Dillon (1983) 34 Cal.3d 441, 462-472.)
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