AZ Lawmakers Again Try to Limit Controversial ‘Felony Murder’ Law
The law allows prosecutors to charge people with murder even if they haven’t killed anyone. Multiple people have been imprisoned for killings committed by police.
Sariah Busani
Meg O’Connor
Arizona Bills Would Ban Felony Murder Law—Used to Charge Bystanders for Shootings by Police
State Sen. Anna Hernandez filed the bill following The Appeal’s investigation into the Phoenix Police Department’s shooting of Jacob Harris. Though police killed Harris, his friends were charged using the state’s felony murder statute. Tomorrow, a coalition will join Hernandez in a press conference to support the bill.