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Can Someone Who Aided in a Prison Escape Be Charged With Murder if the Escapees Kill

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HiFi

Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA

This has to do with the recent prison escape of 3 Prisoners in Phoenix, 2 of whom are believed to have murdered a couple in the past few days. I'm wondering if the woman who helped them escape can be charged with and convicted or murder, if she had nothing to do with the killings. Let's say for the purpose of argument she was not in proximity of the alleged murders and that she had no prior knowledge that they were planning to kill someone. Is she or anyone else who helps break a felon out of prison legally responsible for any further crimes they commit such as murder? IE, the getaway driver of a bank robbery in which a guard was killed, can be charged and convicted of murder even if he had no weapons with him. Thanks for your answers.
 


FlyingRon

Senior Member
Certainly it is possible. She can either be charged as a direct part for her part in the murder if they think she knew what was going on. The other hand, is she could be charged under the felony-murder rule for murders that are a direct result of the felony (I presume breaking people out of jail is a felony, if not check the misdemeanor-manslaughter rule).
 

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