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Under the felony murder rule, Graham would have been guilty for any participation in the crime, but in a differently handled case, she might have avoided a death sentence.

Although the deputy fired the gun, Norani can be charged with murder under the state’s accomplice liability for felony murder law.

Timothy Richardson emphasized during the trial that even someone who doesn’t pull the trigger can be guilty of felony murder when they are a “major participant” who acted with “reckless indifference to human life.”

The state’s felony murder law could allow a man to be charged with murder after a deputy shot and killed a woman.

The deal allowed Coughlin to avoid a possible life sentence if he was convicted for a second time for felony murder.