Comprehensive guide to Felony Murder Rule cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Ragland v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a conviction for felony murder and aggravated assault, hol...
Badie v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Georgia reviewed a case where a defendant was convicted of felony murder a...
People v. Jones, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Jones, was convicted of felony murder and robbery. The appellate court aff...
Hamilton v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision denying a motion to suppress evid...
People v. Grandberry, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Grandberry, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with ...
Montgomery v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and a...
Montgomery v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Georgia reviewed a defendant's conviction for felony murder and agg...
People v. Cain, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Cain, was convicted of second-degree murder and unlawful possession of a ...
TALLEY (OMAR) v. STATE, decided by Nevada Supreme Court on December 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Omar Talley, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to deat...
In this case, the Illinois Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant could be convicted of first-degree murder based on the "felony murder" rule, even if the underlying felony was not inherently dan...
People v. Holliday, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon...
People v. Seigler, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Seigler, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a dead...
In re A.H., decided by California Court of Appeal on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether a father's child support obligation should be reduced due to his ...
People v. Guevara, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony murder and robbery. The appellate court affirme...
Burks v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on October 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a conviction for felony murder and aggravated assault, hol...
Gravitt v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on October 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, upholding the conviction of a ...
Terry Dukes, Sr. v. Chase Gregory, decided by Eleventh Circuit on October 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppre...
People v. Dain, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Th...
Robinson v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the defendant'...
People v. Baldwin, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Baldwin, was convicted of felony murder and robbery. The appellate c...
Marrow v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on August 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the defendant's con...
Walton v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on August 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision in Walton v. State, upholding the...
People v. Gresham, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony murder and robbery. The appellate court affirmed t...
People v. Brinson, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony murder and robbery. The appellate court affirmed t...
Kitchens v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on July 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that a defendant's confes...
Ilene Barajas v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on June 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the Colorado Supreme Court's ...
People v. Trent, decided by California Court of Appeal on June 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision to deny the defendant's motion to ...
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