California considering end to felony murder rule

ABA JOURNAL

By Jason Tashea

July 5, 2018, 11:27 AM CDT

A bill in the California legislature could curtail felony murder prosecutions in the state.

The Marshall Project reported last week that the California State Assembly’s Public Safety Committee had recommended the approval of a bill to limit murder prosecutions to people who intended to kill, actually killed or behaved with reckless indifference to human life. The bill has already been passed by the California State Senate.

A 1987 Los Angeles Times story described the "crusty" judge who presided over Joe Hunt's trial as one who "has been known to rule before hearing the evidence," with an "unorthodox judicial style."

California considering end to felony murder rule

2008 Daily Journal story notes that "Even the prosecutor fretted that Hunt’s rights were at risk" during trial

A 1987 Los Angeles Times story described the "crusty" judge who presided over Joe Hunt's trial as one who "has been known to rule before hearing the evidence," with an "unorthodox judicial style."

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