Does the felony-murder rule require neither express nor implied malice to determine the cause of death of a victim?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rivera, 276 Cal.Rptr.3d 390, 62 Cal.App.5th 217 (Cal. App. 2021):
10 Likewise, the felony-murder rule requires neither express nor implied malice. Instead, it " "imputes the requisite malice for a murder conviction to those who commit a homicide during the perpetration of a felony inherently dangerous to human life." " (People v. Baker (2021) 10 Cal.5th 1044, 1105, 274 Cal.Rptr.3d 655, 480 P.3d 49.)
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