How does this work??

Teken

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This is a very old story about a home invasion in America.

As noted by the reporter the female get away driver turned herself in after finding out the three suspects she had just dropped off were killed during their attempted home invasion by the home owner(s).

They indicate she will be charged with the three killings?!?

I’ve heard of being charged with accessory / accomplice for X vs Y like if one person stole a vehicle while the other provided material support like tools or get away vehicle etc.

But, I don’t understand how they could charge her for murder since she wasn’t actually in the building nor did she pull the trigger?!?

Any insight would be great as I find that really strange and so far reaching in terms of responsibility.

Regardless of the above three people lost their lives because they were too stupid to live!

 

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Thanks for that and understand if one or all three killed the home owners. In that scenario the female driver could be charged for aiding / abetting etc. But in this case it was the criminals that were killed by the home owners!

Just trying to understand how the driver would be charged for murder when no innocent person was killed?? But rather her criminal friends were . . .
 

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It's simple actually. The driver facilitated the murders by bringing the burglars to the scene of a proposed crime. They miscalculated their crime victim and were shot or killed when they tried to carry out their planned crime, a crime in which the driver willingly and deliberately engaged in. Therefor she is guilty of facilitating, causing, the death of the three criminals whether or not she actually pulled the trigger. Without her cooperation those deaths might, or probably would not, have occurred.
 
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Thanks for that and understand if one or all three killed the home owners. In that scenario the female driver could be charged for aiding / abetting etc. But in this case it was the criminals that were killed by the home owners!

Just trying to understand how the driver would be charged for murder when no innocent person was killed?? But rather her criminal friends were . . .
Because the statute does not require that the dead person be innocent. See Part B
The driver is an active participant in the felony. Without a getaway driver the crime could not have been committed.
 
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