Laurence Tribe

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Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

States should review their felony murder laws and decide whether they want to go the way of MN and GA or are content to give police who kill unarmed citizens during an aggravated intentional assault a “merger” defense to 2d-degree murder charges. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 18, 2020 Hibernated

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Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

2d-degree felony murder charges in GA for the police killer of Rayshard Brooks follow the pattern set in the MN murder of George Floyd. Only several states have similar felony murder statutes, where the intentional assault doesn’t “merge” with the unintended killing. Cont’d: — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 18, 2020 Hibernated

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Such a defense makes abusive police killings much harder to prosecute for anything beyond manslaughter or 3d-degree murder. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 18, 2020 Hibernated